Police in Ndirande, Blantyre have arrested 60-year old Emily Mphowa and managed to recover 23 bags of fertiliser meant for Affordable Imputs Programme ( AIP ).

Police Officers who were on patrol at Machinjiri turn-off along Old Chileka Road, received a tip from well wishers that several bags of fertiliser have been spotted at Kameza bus stage and are expected to be loaded in a vehicle in transit to Lilongwe.

Following the tip, the officers rushed to the scene where they found and seized the said bags of fertiliser which comprised of both Urea and NPK.

People became suspicious when they realised that the bags were disguised by wrapping them in other old sack bags to hide the original identity of the commodity.

Police detectives immediately took up the matter and launched investigations

The investigations led to the arrest of the suspect.

The suspect has so far revealed that the said bags of fertiliser were bought from the established selling points around Chikuli area in Blantyre using National Identity Cards which were being collected from the beneficiaries of AIP.

However, Emily Mphowa who is expected to appear in court soon indicated that the fertiliser was destined for Dedza and not Lilongwe.

Mphowa hails from Kamwetsa village in the area of Traditional Authority Kunthembwe in Blantyre.