By Staff Reporter
Dowa Police have apprehended a 25-year-old man, Timothy Banda, for allegedly cultivating Indian hemp without the requisite license.
The arrest took place on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, in Lirambwe Village.
Acting on a tip-off from concerned citizens, police officers from the Criminal Investigations Department conducted a follow-up operation and successfully detained the suspect.
Banda admitted to cultivating Indian hemp on his quarter-acre farm, located approximately five kilometers from his village, along the Chaliwe Dambo River.
He was on the verge of harvesting around 4,000 plants, and the police have since destroyed the hemp plants.
Banda, a resident of Lirambwe Village under Traditional Authority Mkukula in Dowa District, is set to appear in court to face a charge related to the illegal cultivation of Indian hemp.
