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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The Police in Blantyre are keeping in custody a 19-year-old Mussa John, for allegedly being found in possession of 78 plastic bags containing cannabis sativa locally known as Chamba.<\/p>\n

On Thursday June 16, 2022, Limbe Police detectives working on a tip learnt that the said suspect was keeping the said illicit drug in his house in Kachere township in the city of Blantyre.<\/p>\n

Upon receipt of the information, they organized themselves and invaded the house in the said township. When they searched the house, they found the drug contained in the 78 plastic bags.<\/p>\n

The illicit drug was then seized and the suspect arrested. Mussa has since been charged with found in possession of cannabis sativa without permit, and he will appear in court soon. He hails from Mtandiro village, Traditional Authority (T.A) Mkagulo in Zomba.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. The Police in Blantyre are keeping in custody a 19-year-old Mussa John, for allegedly being found in possession of 78 plastic bags containing cannabis sativa locally known as Chamba. 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