Police at Chitipi in Lilongwe, have arrested three men suspected of stealing 300 bags of soybeans valued at K22 million at Sunseed Oil Company warehouse at Airwing, on August 19, 2024.
Lilongwe Police publicist, Hastings Chigalu, says the police have since recovered 37 bags of the stolen soybeans.
Chigalu identified the suspects as Lazarus Watson (31), Nickson Yekweliya (39), Sungeni Mlangeni (21), all piece workers, along with the warehouse supervisor and six security guards, who conspired to steal the bags within less than a month, this August.
He said after the property owners reported the missing soybeans to Chitipi Police, detectives launched an investigation that resulted in the arrest of the suspects who were caught offloading 37 bags at a warehouse in Mpingu on Monday.
Meanwhile, police are still searching for the warehouse supervisor and six security guards, who are on the run, as well as the remaining 270 bags of soybeans.
