A 34-year-old Pharmacy Assistant at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) has been arrested for allegedly stealing and supplying medical drugs.

Lilongwe Police Station spokesman Hastings Chigalu idenified the suspect as Chikumbutso Ngilazi of Mgawa Village, Traditional Authority Mlolo in Nsanje District.

Chigalu said police officers recovered the products last week at Lilongwe Main Market from three illegal pharmacy dealers.

“Following seizure of huge quantities of assorted medical drugs, and the subsequent arrest of Hardson Malenga, 65, and his daughter Reginna Stander, 31, detectives went on an intelligence mission to establish the real source of the drugs that were specifically meant to benefit the citizenry in the country’s public hospitals.

Chigalu said the suspect has worked at the referral hospital for thirteen years; 12 years as a Laundry Attendant, and one year as Pharmacy Assistant.

“He has been allegedly selling Reginna Stander medical drugs such as Panadol, Amoxylin and Buffen, among others, for almost a year now,” he said.