Police in Salima are keeping in custody a 46 year old clinician, Matthews Matandika for theft of government medical drugs.

According to Salima police public relations officer sub inspector Jacob Khembo Matandika was arrested after Cassim Saidi who was arrested for being found in possession of various types of government medical drugs without license named him as his supplier of the medicine.

Until his arrest Matandika was in charge of chagunda health centre.