Police in Zomba district have arrested five men for conspiracy and transporting liquid fuel without a permit.

Zomba Police Spokesperson, Patricia Sipiliano identified the suspects as Maxwell Thabwala (38), Billy Chikalimba (43), Darlington Kupanga (36), who is the driver, Khalidi Twanje (25) and Daudi Assani (28), the fuel attendant at Universal Total Filling Station.

According to Inspector Sipiliano, last night, Police officers were on patrol duties and upon arrival at Universal Total Filling Station, they found fuel attendant selling fuel in drums to the said suspects.

She said the suspects had two big drums of 200 liters capacity and the officers arrested them and seized 150 liters of petrol and cash amounting to K1,250,000.00.

Sipiliano said the suspects who are from Machinga and Chiradzulu districts are expected to appear in a court of law soon to answer the charges leveled against them.