Police in Lilongwe have arrested two men for suspecting them allegedly robbing a businessman in a Taxi Scam $64,000 which is 145.2 Million kwacha.

Lilongwe police publicist Hastings Chigalu has confirmed the arrest and identified the two as Joseph Kamanga aged 32 and Symon Botoman 31.

According to Chigalu, the victim was tricked into boarding their taxi, which pretended to be headed to Mchinji Boma, but was stopped just a kilometer away

The suspects then stole a plastic bag containing dollars from his laptop bag while the businessman struggled to open the child-locked doors.

Two other suspects are still at large. However, K5 million and a Honda Fit vehicle valued at K10 million, suspected to have been bought with stolen money, have been recovered.

The suspects were arrested in Mzuzu City after detectives identified them through investigations.