Police nab two men for smuggling Malawi Hemp to Mozambique

January 8, 2019 George Mponda- Mana 11 Comments

Malawi Police in Dedza have arrested two men for allegedly possessing cannabis sativa which they wanted to illegally smuggle to Mozambique.

A bale of the smuggled chamba

According to Dedza Police Deputy Spokesperson, Constable Cassim Manda, the two have been identified as Fungai Barai, 32 years of Mozambican nationality and Mafosha Banda, 35 of Matunduluzi village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kawamba in Kasungu district.

Manda said the two suspects were arrested at Sukwasukwa in the district by police officers who were on patrol.

“As police officers were conducting patrols in the area, they came across a motor vehicle registration number NU676 parked along the dusty road. Upon searching the vehicle they discovered a bag of cannabis sativa,” he said.

Police later confiscated the bag and they have since taken the two suspects into custody at Dedza police station.

The two suspects will answer the charge of being found in possession of cannabis sativa as stipulated in section 4 sub section (a) as read with regulation 19 sub section 1 of the Dangerous Drugs Act.

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11 replies on “Police nab two men for smuggling Malawi Hemp to Mozambique”

  2. Tangowasiyani anthu awa akanatibweretsera forex. Osapita kukagwira awa akukhapa ma albino bwanji?

  4. Asiyeni awo. They were exporting. They’d have earned forex for Malawi.

    Now chamba chimenecho agawana mabwana a police nkuchigulitsa m’Malawi mom’muno. That’s the sad truth about this whole thing.

  6. Marijuana is becoming legal all around the world but our sleepy govt is penalizing someone for selling it abroad.

  8. Osadanda Arafat Hamdan a.k.a. Saulos Chilima akazangotenga Boma muzatuluka. The VEEP has ur back guys. For now he will storm Dedza Police to force Police Officers there to arrest him on your behalf.

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