By Patience Harawa

Karonga, March 29, Mana: Police in Karonga have arrested Robert Mwangaju, 30, for allegedly being found in possession of 420 litres of liquid petroleum without a license.

According to Margret Msiska, Public Relations Officer for Karonga Police Station, Mwangaju hails from Mwangwala 1 Village in the area of Traditional Authority Kilupula in Karonga District and was arrested on March 26 at Rukuru roadblock.

“Mwangaju was arrested around 15:00 hours when officers manning the roadblock stopped a Toyota Sienta, registration number BZ 8098, driven by Zidana Kopakopa.

“The vehicle, which had five passengers on board, was coming from Karonga town, heading towards Songwe Boarder. Our officers stopped the vehicle for routine checks, and upon searching, they found 22 20-litre containers each loaded with liquid petroleum,” said Msiska.

She said Mwangaju failed to produce documents for the fuel, leading to his arrest and seizure of the fuel.