Police in Mulanje District have arrested four suspected criminals and recovered seven motorcycles and other assorted items.
Mulanje Police Public Relation Officer , Gresham Ngwira, identified the suspects as Wyson Mphepo, 24, of Lumala Village, Senior Chief Mabuka in Mulanje, Thokozani Joe, 26, from Muliba Village, Senior Chief Chikumbu in Mulanje, Chifundo Zipangani, 29, ofJali Village, Traditional Authority Mwambo in Zomba and Elias Matemba, 40, from Mayaka Village, Traditional Authority Chikowi in Zomba.
“Over the past months, a number of breaking offences occurred within the policing area. In response to these cases, police detectives in the district conducted an intelligence-driven operation on the night of March 8-9, 2021 and arrested the suspects,” Ngwira said.
He said after the arrest, the law enforcers carried out further investigations and recovered seven LIFO motorcycles, two DVD players, one amplifier, one laptop and a subwoofer at Jali and Mayaka Trading Centres in Zomba.
The law enforcers are meanwhile asking people who lodged complaints to come and identify their property.
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