The Local Authority in Nakonde district of Muchinga Province has intercepted and impounded fifty five thousand sachets of the banned beer commonly known as Tujilijili.
Nakonde District Council Secretary Francis Makesa confirmed this to Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) in Nakonde yesterday.
Mr. Makesa said that the consignment worth over K55 million was impounded and seized over the weekend along the Malawi Road at a village called Nakawale.
Mr. Makesa further said that this was after his office got a tip from some members of the public that there were some people who had illegally imported the banned beer from Malawi into Zambia.
He said that his officers quickly went to the scene were they found the banned consignment hidden in the nearby bush.
Mr. Makesa added that the contraband which was found packed in one hundred and eighty four sacks each containing three hundred sachets is currently under the custody of the District Council office waiting for a court order to dispose them off.
He said that the owner of the contraband is currently on the run, but that his office was not going to rest until the fugitive man has been found and brought to justice.
He warned that his office will ensure that those still dealing in the banned illicit beer in the district are brought to book.
Mr. Makesa charged that that his office was going to use sophisticated means to curb down the vice in the district as people dealing the same business were also very sophisticated.
“We are dealing with sophisticated people in the district, hence our office to also use sophisticated means in order to corner them,” said Mr. Makesa.
He also said that his office was very concerned about the rising cases of people dealing in Tujilijili despite the Government having mounted a fierce battle against the scourge.
“This has happenes to be the third successful operations in which the council has confiscated this same kind of beer in the district,” said Mr. Makesa.
Mr. Makesa has since cautioned the people in the district to desist from dealing in such business in the area before the law c pounces on them.
I dont know why you keep on calling it a beer i thought its a Spirit, it would be better if they used Alcohol instead.
Today we hve heard dat utujilijili is impounded the owner will appaer in court soon,but tommorrow it wil be a deferent story and no one will hear about conviction\sentacing.rubish.corrupt police officers,judges and the gvmnt in general.