Malawi Police intercept 35kg heroin: Drug peddler arrested

Police in Lilongwe intercepted 35 kilograms of Heroin destined for Freetown, Sierra Leone and arrested a 54-year-old drug trafficker in the process.

The illicit drug trafficker, Muhammed Mchemela has since been charged with exportation of narcotic drug.

Mchemela, police have disclosed, was arrested while trying to export the Heroin (Diamorphine hcl) concealed in children toys through courier on Wednesday.

Deputy National police Public Relations Officer, Nicholas Gondwa told Nyasa Times that the highly addictive drug was intercepted at one of the leading courier service providers (name withheld) in Lilongwe.

”The drug was about to be exported to Freetown in Sierra Leone, and was properly packed in bottles which were hidden in children toys,” explained Gondwa.

Mchemela disclosed during interrogations that he got the drug from his friend who stays in East Africa.

Meanwhile, the drug has been analysed and tested by National Drug Quality Control laboratory with positive results.

Mchemela who hails from Msosa village in Salima district will appear before court soon.

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Wapamalawi.i
Wapamalawi.i
8 years ago

How many Chinese have been arrested for ivory deals?They are all over in villages nowadays looking for precious stones and nothing is happening lying to be in some cheap cloth business..Umphawi wavuta pa Malawi.Nanga munthu modzi wa cashgate amasunga billions yekha and how do you expect the economy of Malawi to tick like this?Mavuto afikapo.Aliyense akuyang’ana chimene chingamuthandize.

Prodigalson
8 years ago

Alandire chilango moyenelera coz pofuna kuzitumiza mobisapo,amaziwa kuti akulakwisa.

Kamwendo
8 years ago

Asakatulukeso ameneyo mukunena zowona

Kamwendo
8 years ago

Good job to our police
We are not the fools in this country.

mulopwana
8 years ago

Amalawi mumamusuleni munthuyu.kodi simukudziwa kuti umphawi ndi ulova ndi umene ukumatipangitsa kuti tipange zonsezi.chinanso tikumaphysa mtima tikamawona a President ,nduna,ma mp ndi anthu olemera akumaba komaosawagwira.

mo
mo
8 years ago

He is a good man, he has not stolen someone property,

ma hope a stella gwengweya
ma hope a stella gwengweya
8 years ago

hes just trying to make a living. cashgaters ruined this country for the rest of us. cant you just forgive the guy?

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8 years ago

A Muhamad?
Dzina limeneli ndi la sataniki
Mubwiritseni nyasi zakezo afe pompo asakatithere nsima ku ndende.

Nabetha
Nabetha
8 years ago

Uyuyu apita ku ndende koma akanakhala mu Nigerian akanapanga zimenezi akanangomupanga deport basi.

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