Lingadzi Police Station has arrested a 22-year-old man, Gilbert Elefasi, for allegedly possessing and attempting to sell live 7.65mm ammunition.
The station’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, Sergeant Glory Kondowe Ngwira, confirmed the incident, which occurred during the night of April 8 to 9, 2026, at Senti Location in Lilongwe.
Police reports indicate that the suspect was found with seventy-four rounds of live 7.65mm ammunition.
According to Ngwira, the arrest followed a tip-off received by a reporter who was at Route 68 Club after work.
The reporter was informed by a well-wisher about a man selling ammunition and decided to act by posing as a buyer.
After confirming the items were indeed live ammunition, the suspect was apprehended around 23:00 hours.
Officers from Lingadzi Zone Two and Lingadzi Police Station were later called in to assist.
The ammunition, which had been packed in a black jumbo bag, was confiscated and taken to Lingadzi Police Station along with the suspect.
During questioning, Elefasi reportedly told police that he had discovered the ammunition while searching for scrap metal along Nankhaka Stream.
He said he chose to sell it after learning what it was.Police have since sent the recovered ammunition to the Firearms and Ballistics Section for further examination.
The suspect remains in custody and is expected to appear in court soon to answer charges of illegal possession of ammunition.
Lingadzi Police have also reminded the public that it is a serious offence to possess, handle, or sell firearms and ammunition without proper authorization.
They have urged members of the public to report any suspicious activities involving weapons to the nearest police station.
Elefasi comes from Kuluweya Village under Traditional Authority Chilukumwendo in Dedza District.
