Police in Mzimba have arrested Happy Sakunda and Mphatso Phiri for allegedly being found in possession of counterfeit fertilizer at Chanthomba.

It is reported that police has an exercise after being tipped by patriotic citizens that the two were offering for sales bags of fertilizers suspected to be fake.

On their arrest, the accused were found with 11 bags of fertilizer. The said bags have been seized by police.

Sakunda and Phiri will appear before court after police investigations.