ANOTHER Zambian national has been arrested by the Malawi police for drug trafficking. Drug-Enforcement Commission (DEC) spokesperson John Nyawali identified the man as a business executive of Chifwiti Village in Lundazi District, saying he was arrested by the Mzimba police after he was found with 150 kilogrammes of cannabis.
He is the fourth Zambian to be arrested in Malawi within two weeks for trafficking in cannabis.
Mr Nyawali said in a statement yesterday that two of those arrested were serving their prison terms after being sentenced to eight and 10 years with hard labour, respectively.
Meanwhile, 113 people were arrested country-wide in the last seven days for trafficking in different quantities of cannabis totaling 4. 5 tonnes.
Mr Nyawali said among these was a grade 12 pupil of Kasama High School in Northern Province.
“Others arrested in connection with controlled drugs and precursor chemicals were a 65-year-old British national working as a volunteer at one of the community-based organisations in Chipata.
He said the man was found with Diphenhydramine, a class-two controlled drug.
Mr Nyawali said 39-year-old business executive of Chilenje in Lusaka was also arrested from the light industrial area in Kitwe after he was found with Ephedrine which he was attempting to sell.
He said all the suspects were detained in custody and would appear in court soon.
[Times of Zambia]
Turn for the men as the women who where used are in prison…….so well done cops
Ndipo aka sushi ka nkalamu aka ku malawi kali pa demand
Imwe sure what will Sata smoke…..!
We say Cannabis is illegal simply because America says Cannabis is illegal. Problem with American laws is that they are advocated by Big Corporations; BIG PHARMA in the case of Cannabis. Cannabis is the world’s super drug. Since it grows easily and cheaply, Big Pharma can’t make big money out of it. We black people will just accept laws because pale skin says so. It’s not expensive at all to prove the medical benefits of consuming Cannabis.
And how many Malawians have been nabbed in Zed???
8-10yrs for 150g?? Yaba, yalizande ku malawi ka.
Chamba shud actually be legalised in zed.we will see big pipo in boma tht smoke cum out in the open.coz there r a lot.
u chaps in eastern province..whats your problem..?
I just Smoke but dont Inhale ha ha ha!!!
Legalise chamba and tax it that way government will make money out of it
hey malawi, whats your problem? as if you dont know the weed, we smoke it everyday and no one cares, what about you with the least economy in the world? wake up, this could just improve your country’s economy…. you might be heading for doom….