A COMBINED team of Zambia Police and officers from Chipata Municipal Council on Tuesday swung into action confiscating large quantities of illegal alcoholic drinks commonly known as Tujilijili.
The officers went round the district confiscating the alcoholic drinks in bars, streets within town and in the compounds.
A check at the council found officers offloading different types of the Tujilijili alcoholic drinks from the vehicle.
And Chipata Municipal Council, Director of Housing and Social Services Judith Maambo said that the alcohol was being confiscated because they are packaged in wrong bottles and are being sold in wrong places where children below the age of 18 could easily access them.
Ms Maambo further indicated that there are other offences that bar owners commit every day and the council would soon move in to control the situation.
She said that the local authority wants to create order in the way business was conducted in town.
And Chipata Municipal Council Public Relations Officer, Falesi Banda said the exercise was on-going until the alcohol was out of the market because it was being sold illegally and was harmful to people’s lives.
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Comment:Just stop the distilling of the alcoholic drink.Our children are dying daily due to the same drink.Close those companies just as Professor Luo had once done.
Lawlessness ! Deal with the manufacturers
THERE ISN’T JUST POLITICAL WILL TO STOP THIS. WHEN GOVERNMENT MEAN BUSINESS, THEY CAN DISAPPEAR IN SECONDS. THERE MUST BE SOME BIG FISH EATING WITH MANUFACTURERS
Bamwenye don’t drink Alcohol but are number one in selling such for big bucks. Destroy bamwenye together with those poisons.
WHY IS CHIPATA BEING USED FOR ANTI VENDORS AND NOW ANTI TUJILIJILI S I THOUGHT IT WOULD START IN LUSAKA. IT IS A FILTHY STINKING CITY. NOT THAT THE MOVE IS NOT GOOD. IT IS GOOD BUT OUR CAPITAL MUST BE CLEANED UP FIRST.
PLEASE LET THE PEOPLE DRINK BEER THEY CAN AFFORD. PEOPLE ARE STRESSED WITH THIS ECONOMY SO THEY NEED SOME RELIEF. EDGAR LUNGU DRINKS AS WELL AFTER ALL!!
Yah!! Start from the Head.But realy why starting from the Achimwene’s territory??