Month: January 2021 Posts

Two arrested over Chamba

Jan 04, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. Police at Mponela in Dowa District have arrested two suspects for being found in possession of Chamba. The two suspects have been identified as Phillip Isaac and Yohane Kanyenda and they committed… ...

Nine people arrested over chamba in Kasungu

Nov 28, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested nine people for being found with Indian Hemp (Chamba). Amongst the suspects, 7 people have been arrested for being found in possession of Chamba while two people have been arrested… ...

MRA intercepts 146 bags of Chamba

Nov 20, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has intercepted 146 bags of Indian Hemp (Chamba) which were being transported in a 5-tonne lorry in Blantyre. Head of Corporate Affairs Steven Kapoloma said the lorry, registration MHG 4906, was… ...

Son kills mother after she denied him money for Chamba

Nov 09, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 25-year-old man in Dowa district is in custody for killing his mother aged 54 after she refused to give him money which he demanded in order to buy chamba. Mponela Police deputy publicist sergeant… ...

Court, Police burn 300kgs of Cannabis

Oct 20, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The police and the court in Mangochi have burnt 300kgs of Indian hemp which was confiscated from nine offenders in the district. The exercise took place on Tuesday morning at Mpima Forest and was led… ...

Three women arrested over Chamba in Kasungu

Oct 15, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested three women for being found with Indian hemp (chamba). Two of the women have been identified as Ireen Banda, 45, of Mazwoka village in Mzimba and Mercy Nyirenda, 38, of… ...

Woman arrested over Chamba

Sep 30, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela have arrested a 31 - year-old woman for being found in possession of Indian hemp (Chamba) which was concealed in a bag of charcoal. Mponela police deputy publicist Sergeant Macpatson Msadala identified… ...

Woman jailed three years over Chamba

Sep 27, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A 38-year-old woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for being found in possession of cannabis sativa (chamba). The woman has been identified as Mirriam Dickson. She was found in possession of 60… ...

Malawians want Chikomeni included in Cannabis Authority board

Sep 24, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawians have appealed to President Lazarus Chakwera to include Ras David Chikomeni Chirwa on the board of the Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA). The Chakwera administration on Wednesday announced boards of over 60 parastatals including the… ...

Woman arrested over Chamba

Sep 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Nkhotakota have arrested a 38-year-old woman for possessing 60 kilograms of cannabis sativa (Chamba). The woman has been identified as Mirriam Dickson. Nkhotakota Police Spokesperson Williams Kaponda said the suspect was arrested along… ...

Nkhunga Police burn over 7000 Kilograms of Indian hemp

Sep 18, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Nkhunga Police Station in Nkhotakota has today burnt bags of Indian hemp popularly known as 'chamba' weighing over seven thousand kilograms. Speaking at a ceremony where the hemp was burnt on Friday, Assistant Commissioner of… ...

Three men in for cultivating Indian hemp

Feb 21, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Ntcheu have arrested three men for cultivating Indian hemp (Chamba) in the district. Rebecca Kwisongole, Ntcheu Police Public Relations Officer, has identified the suspects as Christopher Kaponda (23), Davie Njoka (30) and Benard… ...

Man found with 106 bags of chamba

Feb 19, 2020 Russell Chimbayo 0 &

A man aged 35 has been arrested in Salima after being found with 61 sack bags and 45 plastic bags of marijuana. Police in the district have identified the man as Chingeni Kadam’manja. According to… ...

Chamba dealer behind bars

Jan 25, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Police in Mulanje are keeping 30-year-old Frakishon Gwembere in custody for being found in possession of cannabis sativa. In an interview, deputy police spokesperson for Mulanje police station sergeant Blessings Gama said the police received… ...

Two women arrested over Chamba

Dec 28, 2019 Lonjezo Jamu 0 &

Police in Blantyre are keeping in custody two women from Chikwawa who were found with Cannabis Sativa locally known as "Chamba" on Friday at Nancholi bus stage. The two are Falesi Isaac aged 32 and… ...