Police impound surgical medical drugs, Cannabis

Four people have been arrested in Blantyre after being found in possession of surgical medical drugs and cannabis. [caption id="attachment_65352" align="alignright" width="389"] Divala: Tip-off[/caption] Police arrested Flora Salijeni 26, and Christopher Mikayele 20, who were in possession of 37 cartons of surgical medical drugs. Blantyre police publicist, Elizabeth Divala said the two have been charged with bringing in property dishonestly from outside the country under Section 331 of Pharmacy, Medicines and Poisons Act. ''Our officers arrested the two while acting on a tip-off. They mounted a road block along the Magalasi road,'' Divala said. The law-enforcers have also impounded the vehicle the two hired to ferry the drugs. Investigations are underway on the issue. Both Salijeni and Mikayele hail from Madabwada village T/A Mabuka in Mulanje. Meanwhile, the law-enforcers have arrested Joseph Jimu 70 years old and Esther Tembo 30 for being in possession of two 5kgs and five 50kgs bags of Indian hemp locally known as Chamba. Tembo and Jimu popularly known as China in Chilobwe Township have been charged with found in possession of cannabis sativa under Section 4 (Regulation 19) of Dangerous Drugs Act. Joseph China Jimu  hails from Kalumbi village T/A Tengani in Nsanje while Tembo hails from Bilira village T/A Makwangwala, Ntcheu.