By Chisomo Phiri
Police in Dedza are keeping in custody two students from St. John’s Institute for Health for allegedly being in found in possession of medical drugs suspected to have been obtained unlawfully.
The two are Ivy Nkhata, 20 and Olivia Mazinga, 23.
Aaccording to Dedza Police Public Relations Officer, Beatrice Jefita, Nkhata and Mazinga were on internship at Dedza District Hospital, at the pharmacy department, for a period of three months and were released back to school on February 4, 2023.
Jefita says on that particular date, police received a tip-off that the suspects were in possession of medical drugs believed to have been collected from a health facility without authority.
Following the report, police moved in and arrested the two, leading to the recovery of assorted medical drugs which include 50mg Diclofenac 300 tablets, brufen tablets, Amoxicillin tablets, Abendazol tablets, Promethazine tablets, pregnancy kits, Amitriptyline tablets, Ciprofloxacin tablets, paracetamol, Getacin tubes, among other medical drugs.
The two will appear before court soon to answer a charge of being found in possession of medical drugs without a licence.
Ivy Nkhata hails from Euthini in Traditional Authority Chindi in Mzimba district while Olivia Mazinga hails from Samama in Traditional Authority Mponda in Mangochi district.
