The Chief Resident Magistrate's Court in Lilongwe has jailed two men, Lorman Khola and George Mkwinda, after being found guilty to a charge of found in possession of Cannabis Sativa (Indian Hemp) contrary to Section 19(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act as read with Regulation 4(a) of the same Act.
The duo was on April 13, 2022 caught carrying 57 bags of the illicit drug weighing 1,221 kilograms without a licence or permit in a Hino truck registration number NE 5012 at Dwangwa Trading Centre and they pleaded guilty before Acting Chief Resident Magistrate Madalitso Chimwaza.