The Criminal Investigation Service (SIC) in the province of Huíla, carried out the arrest of a citizen of Eritrean nationality early last night (28), accused of having committed the crime of falsifying weights and measures in the municipality of Lubango, capital from the province of Huíla.
João Katombela, in Huíla
The information was provided today in print by the spokesperson for the Criminal Investigation Service in the province of Huíla, Segunda Quitumba, revealing that the arrest took place in the informal Mutundo market.
Segunda Quitumba, reported that to commit the crime, this citizen, whose identity was not revealed, removed one to two kilograms of rice from bags of 25, to fill one with the same quantity.
Our interlocutor also said that huge quantities of the product were found at the site, which was sold at a price of 17 to 24 thousand Kwanzas per bag containing 25 kilograms of rice.
In addition to this crime, Segunda Quitumba said that in the warehouse owned by the detainee, another irregularity was also recorded, which was related to the poor conservation of the products.
“Yesterday at around 5pm we received an anonymous report about suspicious activities inside a warehouse located in the Mutundo Informal Market. In response to the complaint, a team from this service went to the location, confirmed the veracity of the facts and caught the citizen in question opening bags of ST brand rice, weighing 25 kg, removing one to two kilos of rice to place in other bags. and then sealing them with a machine, on site. Rice was also observed on the ground to be placed in bags and other bags in poor condition, damp, the citizen in question was arrested and a bag sealing machine, an automatic scale, scissors and 97 bags were seized. of rice in poor condition, intended for sale” he detailed.
According to him, this is a practice that has been gaining ground in the city of Lubango, especially by foreign citizens who own large commercial areas.
Inspector Segunda Quitumba guaranteed that the entire process is being handled so that the detainee is subjected to Summary Trial.
