Police Launches Manhunt
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| Vehicle used for smuggling Marijuana |
A man only being identified by Nkhotakota Police as Matambo Chikwa G, is suspected to have been the driver of the vehicle which was abandoned in the night of 11th March 2015 for fear of being arrested on charges of Possession of illicit herb ‘Cannabis Sativa/Indian Hemp’.
Police in the Central Lake-Shore district of Nkhotakota have confiscated 29 bags of Indian hemp locally know as Chamba in the abandoned motor-vehicle says Police in the district.
According to Nkhotakota Police Station Public Relations Officer Williams Kaponda, the motor-vehicle Toyota Carina saloon type registration number NU 5592 was abandoned in the night of March 11, 2015 after the driver unexpectedly noted a snap roadblock enacted by the police on the M1 road.
The driver he said had all over the sudden saw the police check-point and jumped out of the car and ran away leaving the engine running “A thorough check in the car, police found 29 bags of cannabis sativa systematically fitted in it and a driver’s licenses.” And identified the driver’s license bearing the particulars of Matambo Chikwa G
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| The confiscated 29 bags of Indian hemp |
“No one has claimed ownership of the motor-vehicle and the drivers’ license but, police are working tirelessly to bring the culprits to book.” Said Kaponda
The Nkhotakota Police PRO has appealed to the general public to report any information related to the abandoned motor-vehicle leading to the arrest of the culprits.
“People are also asked to refrain from the malpractice (smuggling) to create a crime free Malawi, as the illicit drug fuel criminal actives more especially among the youth.” He pleaded, “It is everyone’s duty to take part in combating the crime in Nkhotakota.”
The officer further bemoaned that cases related to smuggling of cannabis sativa are rampant in Nkhotakota citing, the year 2014 where police in the district arrested 41 people over illegal possession of Indian hemp among them 28 were convicted.
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