Police in Lilongwe have arrested a 23-year-old Ghanaian national, Maxwell Boamah Owusu, on allegations of defrauding Purity Sanity Products, a company based in Njewa, of K202.5 million.

Lilongwe Police spokesperson Hastings Chigalu confirmed the arrest, saying the incident happened on Tuesday this week. He said officers managed to recover the stolen money following investigations.

According to Chigalu, Owusu arrived in Malawi on September 1 through Kamuzu International Airport, claiming he had been sent by a Chinese national to target three Chinese-owned companies in the country through fraudulent schemes.

Owusu allegedly approached Purity Sanity Products, falsely claiming he could help the company convert Kwacha into Chinese Yuan. Believing his story, the company gave him K202.5 millio

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