Man Found With Government Drugs in Salima

Police in Salima District have arrested a man for being found in possession of medical drugs believed to be property of the Malawi Government.

Julius Maliyusi Simfoliano aged 42 from Chagontha village of T/A Kachindamoto in Dedza district is behind bars when caught red handed with medical drugs on Wednesday evening when Salima Police Traffic Personnel were in their usual checks along Salima- Nkhotakota road, but this time around near Salima Secondary School.

Salima Police Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Gift Chitowe said the man was found with 436 Bristers of LA (Lumefantrine Artemether) used for the treatment of malaria.

Chitowe says the man was in minibus from Benga in Nkhotakota on his way to Golomoti when police stopped the vehicle and found the drugs.

Sub Inspector Chitowe said the suspect told police that he bought the drugs at Benga trading centre in Nkhota-kota which led police to suspect that drugs must have been bought at Alinafe Mission Hospital at Benga. However such suspicions were dropped when police were informed by the Administrator for the hospital that drug stocks were intact. 

Now, police suspects that the ‘government property drug deader’, Julius Maliyusi Simfoliano must have bought the drugs at one of the hospitals in the town of Nkhota-kota. 

The suspect, Mr Simfoliano is expected to appear before Salima First Grade Magistrate Court soon to answer charges of being found in possession of medical drugs without license.

In a related development in Salima

Police in Salima district, Chipoka have arrested Tamandani Mchepa commonly known as T-Man, aged 35 for being found in possession of Marijuana (Indian Hemp).

The man was arrest when police received a tip that the suspect was travelling along Salima-Balaka road in a vehicle from Salima heading Mangochi direction while in possession of 4 bags of Marijuana, says Salima Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Gift Chitowe.

Chitowe said the suspect got arrested at Chipoka Trading Centre and each bag of the illicit drug weighs 50 Kgs and will appear in court soon to answer charges of found in possession of Indian Hemp. 

Tamandani Mchepa (T- Man) hails from Bitchayi village of T/A Maganga in Salima district.