Police intercept chamba under bales of sugar

Police in Limbe on Friday intercepted a consignment of Indian hemp (chamba) hidden under bales of sugar in an articulated truck which was transporting sugar from Dwangwa in Nkhotakota to Blantyre. According to Limbe Police Station officer-in-change Josiah Kanthiti, three people have since been arrested in connection with the 13 bags of chamba, which were packed in 90-kilogramme bags.

Kanthiti refused to give details of the suspects. He said police intercepted the truck at Area 5 in Machinjiri, Blantyre following a tip-off, adding that the hemp will be taken to Bvumbwe Research Station in Thyolo for verification. In the picture, police officers inspecting the chamba at Limbe Police Station.—Thoko Chikondi, Photojournalist