A 73-year-old man has been detained by Mufulira police in connection with 1,200 by 25kg bags of mealie meal that were discovered concealed in a garage.
The undetermined quantity of bags of mealie meal bags were allegedly stashed inside RABYA garage on Chisokone Road in the heart of Mufulira, according to Copperbelt Police Commissioner PEACEWELL MWEEMBA.
He claims that although the suspect has been questioned, his replies have not been adequate.
The mealie meal has been seized, according to Mr. MWEEMBA, and will be disposed of by the court.
Then SABOI KABIKA, the Mufulira District Commissioner, visited the Garage and voiced his displeasure that mealie meal is being smuggled at the expense of the local market.
A 73-year-old man has been detained by Mufulira police in connection with 1,200 by 25kg bags of mealie meal that were discovered concealed in a garage.
The undetermined quantity of bags of mealie meal bags were allegedly stashed inside RABYA garage on Chisokone Road in the heart of Mufulira, according to Copperbelt Police Commissioner PEACEWELL MWEEMBA.
He claims that although the suspect has been questioned, his replies have not been adequate.
The mealie meal has been seized, according to Mr. MWEEMBA, and will be disposed of by the court.
Then SABOI KABIKA, the Mufulira District Commissioner, visited the Garage and voiced his displeasure that mealie meal is being smuggled at the expense of the local market.
