Police Nab Driver Who Used Coffin to Conceal Charcoal in Chikwawa

Malawi: Suspects Who Used Hearse To Smuggle Charcoal Escape Custody

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Police in Malawi have launched a manhunt for nine suspects who escaped from custody after they were arrested for using a hearse disguised as part of a funeral procession to smuggling charcoal. Acting on an intelligence report, forestry officials intercepted the vehicle at a roadblock near the main city of Blantyre. An empty coffin placed over several bags of charcoal was discovered, with an estimated value of $1,700, a rep…

Police Nab Driver Who Used Coffin to Conceal Charcoal in Chikwawa

Police in Chikwawa have arrested a hearse driver, Leonard Kalonga, 59, from Chibwana Village under Traditional Authority Mpama in Chiradzulu District, for allegedly smuggling charcoal. According to Chikwawa Police public relations officer Dickson Matemba, Kalonga was intercepted while transporting charcoal from Ngabu to Blantyre under the pretense of conducting a funeral. Police discovered that the coffin in the hearse did not contain a dead bod…