Police arrest 46 illegal immigrants

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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

Police in Mzuzu have arrested 46 immigrants from Ethiopia yesterday who were found hiding in a tobacco field close to Ekwendeni in Mzimba district.

Public Relations Officer for Mzuzu Police Martin Bwanali confirmed the arrests of the illegal immigrants.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTSAccording to Bwanali, the police were tipped off by sources about the location of the immigrants.

Bwanali said the police found the immigrants in the said tobacco field in Mzimba district and they arrested them on the spot.

According to Bwanali, the arrested immigrants will be sent to the immigration department.

The police have since advised the general public to report illegal immigrants to police in order to promote security in the country.

The immigration department recently conducted awareness in some parts of the country in order to reduce the increase of illegal immigrants.