28 April 2011
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.
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