Police in Mangochi have arrested for men on allegations of breaking into a liquor store at Soko Trading Center and fleeing with assorted liquor worth K2.3 million but some of the stolen items have been recovered.

As reported by Public Relations Officer for Mangochi Police Station Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi, among the stolen items include K120,000 in cash, a Q10 Bluetooth radio, 25 packs of Kings cigarettes, three bottles of Jack Daniels whiskey, two bottles of Black Label, five bottles of KWV brandy, seven bottles of Malawi gin, and six bottles of Malawi brandy.

Daudi told us that on September 8, 2024, the liquor store owner closed the shop at around 1:00 am, leaving everything intact but the following day, at around 6:00 p.m., he discovered that the store had been broken into by unknown criminals.

After reporting the matter to Mangochi Police Station, a team of detectives quickly responded and arrested the suspects within the township on September 12, 2024.

“Police have recovered some of the stolen property, although some of the bottles were found empty and investigations are ongoing to recover the remaining items,” Daudi said.

The suspects have been identified as Bongani Kachingwe, 26, Vincent Makhiringa, 32, Maxwell Shafi, 20, and Mkwanda Shashid, 22.

They will appear in court to answer charges of breaking into a building and committing a felony, contrary to Section 311 of the Penal Code.