Police in Lundazi district in Eastern Province have recovered stolen property worth over K800,000.
The recovered property includes 22 motor bikes, 10 bicycles, 11 solar panels, 7 car batteries and another 5 solar batteries belonging to Zamtel.
Other items recovered included 9 television sets, 4 mattresses, 1 upright fridge, 3 radios, 2 amplifiers, 1 spotlight, 1 kitchen stand, 4 subwoofers, and a motor vehicle used to transport a stolen firearm.
Additionally, 49 bags of fertilizer were seized, with 29 of them belonging to the Lundazi Farmers Training Institute (FTC), along with 9 boxes containing 40 bottles of pesticides.
On display for recovered items were also an assortment of implements and various weapons used for breaking into a dwelling and for attacking people.
A Tumbuka version Bible was also among the recovered items.
Furthermore, police successfully recovered 24 heads of cattle from Malawi where a Zambian cattle rustler took them.
“There is no honey moon for police in the province,” Eastern Province Commissioner of Police Robertson Mweemba has said.
The commissioner who expressed profound gratitude to the district police criminal investigation unit and the police command assured the Lundazi community of improved security and has since waged war against all criminal elements in the district.
The east police boss called on the business community to strengthen cooperation with local police to ensure a crime-free Lundazi district.
“We are here to serve you and we are counting on your cooperation and support for us to work effectively. Report all suspected criminal activities to police,” Mr Mweemba said.
And chairperson for the Lundazi Business Association, Gowokani Zimba praised Lundazi police for their work in combating crime in Lundazi.
Mr Zimba said the business community was elated with police’s commitment in serving the community.
” We are pledging full support to the police service in Lundazi district and we are grateful for the work being done for the community,” Mr Zimba said.
“It is our prayer and expectation that a lot more should recovered,” he added.
