Malawi police arrest Mulanje man, 36, with about 85 kg of chamba at his house
Police at Muloza post in Mulanje district arrested a 36-year-old man and found 17 plastic bags of chamba, about 5 kilograms each, at his house during a sweeping exercise. The cannabis was sent to Bvumbwe Research Station for examination and he was to be charged under the Dangerous Drugs Act.
Police in Mulanje district in southern Malawi arrested a 36-year-old man, John
Namowa, for being found in possession of Cannabis sativa, locally known as
chamba.[1]Officers from Muloza police post arrested him at his house during a
sweeping exercise on a Tuesday.[1]
Mulanje police public relations officer Gresham Ngwira said the officers had
received a tip that the suspect was keeping chamba at his house.[1]A search
of the house found 17 plastic bags of Indian hemp, each weighing about 5
kilograms, the weight the headline gives as 85 kilograms.[1]The seized
cannabis was sent to Bvumbwe Research Station for examination.[1]
Namowa, who comes from Namani village under Traditional Authority Njema in
Mulanje district, was to be arraigned on a charge of being found in possession
of Indian hemp under the Dangerous Drugs Act.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
85 kg
Agency
Mulanje Police
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (85 kg)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Home
Charge
being found in possession of Indian hemp, contrary to Section 4 as read with Section 19 of the Dangerous Drugs Act
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