Barely two days after Mangochi Police arrested five people for possessing 2,230 litres of liquid petroleum without permits, officers in the same district have arrested two more suspects and recovered 1,360 litres of fuel.
The suspects have been identified as Symon Nambazo, 48, of Katapila Village, Traditional Authority Amidu in Balaka, and Ibrahim Kautanda, 30, of Mgundaphiri Village, Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi.
Nambazo was intercepted by Mangochi Police traffic officers at Koche Roadblock while carrying 560 litres of fuel in a Toyota Dyna, registration number TO 1464, along the Monkey-Bay–Mangochi Road.
Kautanda, an illegal fuel trader who had been on the run after his motor vehicle caused a fire while refuelling at one of the filling stations in the township last month, was arrested after police found 800 litres of petrol(four drums) hidden in his house within Mangochi Township.
Both suspects will appear in court after the completion of paperwork.
Police are assuring the public of their continued commitment to fighting fuel smuggling and other illegal activities through intensified patrols and intelligence-driven operations.
Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi
Public Relations Officer
Mangochi Police Station
Cell: 0999-706-525
Email: amina.tepani@police.gov.mw
Website: www.police.gov.mw