Police at Jenda in Mzimba have apprehended five people on suspicion that they committed various crimes around Jenda in Mzimba and Lundazi in Zambia.

The suspects were arrested through intelligence driven operation the Station had during the night of February 9- 10, this year.

Out of five people arrested, the first suspect Patrick Kampira Lungu 24, is suspected to have brought in a Sansui plasma Television (110 inch), the same was reported stolen from Lundazi district in Zambia. He is also suspected to have stolen blankets and bed sheets from Esnart Chirwa’s house at Jenda.

The first suspect together with Aubrey Shonga 29, were found with various items suspected to have been stolen such as; Dell laptop, Tecno spark 3 cell phone, solar panel 15 watts, two solar batteries, an inventor and many other items.

The third suspect, Hennry Nhlani 34, was found with cannabis sativa weighing 40 grams without permit, whilst the fourth and fifth suspects Alibi Yusuf 27, and Lonely Hudson Kaunda 70, were arrested for obstructing police officers and acts intended to cause grievous harm respectively.

All suspects will appear before court after the completion of paper work.

Meanwhile Jenda police is informing members of the community to come at the Station to identify some recovered items, if ever robbed of their properties.