Mangochi First Grade Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 ordered Brighton Nkhoma, 42, and Thomas Mwenda, 28, to pay a fine of K750,000 for being found in possession of Indian hemp contrary to Regulation 19(1) as read with Section 4(a) of the Dangerous Drug Act.
During court proceedings, Mangochi Police Station Prosecution Officer Assistant Superintendent Davie Banda told the court that on May 18, 2021 Makokola Police officers were tipped by members of the public that the accused are drug dealers from Mzimba district and were conducting the illegal business at Makawa Trading Centre.
The Police stormed the house of their sister in-law where the duo lodged and found 2 sack bags of 50 kilograms each of Indian hemp.
The two, Ufitese Celestin, 27, and Kacyatwa Sector ,35, operate businesses at Makawa Trading Centre.
Mangochi Police Station Prosecution Officer Assistant Superintendent Davie Banda told the court that the two were arrested on May 5, 2021 after they failed to produce passports and other relevant documents.
Banda added that investigations also revealed that the duo illegally entered into the country from Zambia in January 2021.
The two are currently in prison waiting for arrangements from immigration office to process their repatriation.
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Mangochi First Grade Magistrate Court on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, convicted and sentenced Christopher Raphael Orlando a Mozambican national to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL)Â for committing a series of crimes in the district.
During court proceedings, Mangochi Police prosecutor, Sergeant John Makawa told the Court that Orlando is a well-known motorcycle thief.
According to Makawa, on the evening of February 2, 2021, Orlando met his brother-in-law on his way to Kassim village market. The convict borrowed his brother in-law’s Lifo motorcycle valued at K550,000 which he promised to bring back before nightfall but went away with it.
Makawa added that, on April 2, 2021, the same Orlando went away with a duck Lifo motorcycle worth K550,000 belonging to his father-in-law at Chilawi village after a two-week marriage with the victim’s daughter.
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