Police have arrested a 42 year-old man, Imran Mapira for various theft offences committed in Mchinji and Chipata in Zambia, in the process recovering other stolen items and weapons including three firearms, from the suspect.

Mapira was intercepted by Police officers manning Chidiso Roadblock in the morning of June 2, 2024, along M12 Mchinji Border road in Traditional Authority Ndawambe in Mchinji.

Upon searching the suspect’s luggage, Police recovered assorted mobile smartphones believed to have been stolen from Chipata, in Zambia.

The Detectives immediately linked their Zambian counterparts who identified the suspect along with other two accomplices currently on the run.

The Police have since siezed the Taurus pistol with eleven rounds, One shot gun, One pellate gun, Eight shells bullets and a Panga knife. The weapons were hidden underneath in a maize field in Chipata, Zambia.

Meanwhile, inquiries are underway to arrest his accomplices and the suspect is expected to appear soon before the court.

He hails from Moses Village, Traditional Authority Chamba in Machinga District.