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Malawi police arrest 61 illegal immigrants

Police in Karonga on Saturday shot at a vehicle carrying illegal immigrants and subsequently arrested 61 Ethiopians on board.

The illegal immigrants were travelling in a Toyota Coaster registration KA 3599 licensed to carry 24 passengers.illigal-immigrants

Karonga Police Station spokesperson Enock Livason yesterday confirmed the shooting and arrest of the 61 Ethiopians who entered the country without valid documents.

He said the minibus was coming from Songwe border heading to Karonga Boma and it was intercepted at North Rukuru Roadblock where the driver tried to beat a security check.

Police shot the vehicle’s left rear and front tyres to force the driver to stop. The 61 were arrested on spot but the driver ran away.

Police are yet to identify the driver, but the vehicle is said to belong to Jeremiah Luka of Lunzu in Blantyre.

Police have since launched a manhunt for the driver.

The Ethiopians have been charged with the offence of illegal entry and are expected to appear before court soon.

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