By Lesnat Kenan

Lilongwe, May 1, Mana: Following a robbery of K52 million at Capital Printing Press at area 4 in Lilongwe on March 11,2025 and the subsequent arrest of three culprits, detectives have nabbed a fourth suspect, Douglas Mulumbe, aged 37 who got a share of K7 million.

According to Lilongwe Police, Public Relations Officer, Inspector Hastings Chigalu, Mulumbe was arrested during a day time raid at his girlfriend's house in area 23, where he has been hiding.

"Mulumbe admitted to taking part in the robbery and got a share of K7 million which he used to purchase a piece of land at Gada location at K3.8 million price and spent K85,000 on mattress.  police have since made recovered both proceeds", he added.

Chigalu further said other culprits who were already arrested on the same include Welford John ,29, Sautso Mandala,44, and Samuel Kasala,42.

He also said the suspects, while armed with Panga knives and metal bars, invaded Capital Printing Press offices, tied up two security guards before breaking into the office where they dismantled a money safe and went away with the cash.

Meanwhile, to complete the criminals’ roundup, detectives have relentlessly intensified a manhunt for one more suspect, identified as Patrick Mtengula who is still on the run and once arrested will also face robbery chargers in court.

All the arrested suspects are from Ntcheu Districts, with two from Traditional Authority (TA) Ganya, one from T/A Makwangwala and the other from TA Njolomole.