Month: September 2020 Posts

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… ...

Joint team burns 107 bags of Indian Hemp

Nov 16, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A joint team consisting of officers from the Judiciary and Malawi Police Service in Kasungu has burnt 107 bags of  Chamba in an operation that took place today. The Indian hemp was destroyed at Chiwengo… ...

Malawian takes a bag of Chamba he purchased to Police to complain ‘it was not of good quality’

Mar 26, 2019 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

A Malawian man living in Ireland took a bag of Cannabis he had purchased to a Police station to complain that "it was not of good quality”. He was immediately arrested. The man, identified by… ...

Police seize 77 bags of Chamba

Mar 21, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Kasungu on Monday impounded a three tonner lorry carrying 77 bags of Indian hemp. The illegal drug was loaded in a Mitsubishi Canter registration number MN 4430. Police said the operation took place… ...

Woman fined for selling chamba

Feb 26, 2019 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

A court in Phalombe on Monday morning fined a 27- year-old woman for being found in possession of cannabis locally known as chamba weighing 1.8 kilogrammes. The woman was ordered to pay less than MK18,… ...

Two nabbed over cannabis

Jan 08, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

Police in Dedza district have arrested two men for being found with cannabis sativa locally known as chamba. This is according to Dedza police deputy public relations officer, Constable Cassim Manda who said the two… ...

Medical cannabis bill sent to ministries for further scrutiny

Dec 15, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliament on Friday sent the medical cannabis bill to relevant ministries for further scrutiny. The Medical Cannabis and Industry Hemp (Cultivation, Production, Production, Processing, Storage, Exportation, Distribution and Use) Bill was presented in the House… ...

Malawi Parliament approves drafting of bill to legalise chamba

Dec 07, 2018 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Malawi Parliament on Thursday approved the drafting of a bill which will seek to legalise industrial hemp. Independent Member of Parliament for Ntchisi North Boniface Kadzamira moved a motion for the drafting of the Medicinal… ...