The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested two Somali nationals, a Congolese and several Zambians for trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
In a press release made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today, DEC Public Relations and Press Liaison officer Rosten Chulu said the Commission arrested Audi Maxamad 36 and Saynab Gelle Hasha 42 both Somali nationals residing in Ndola’s Ndeke Township for trafficking in 10 bundles of Mira weighing 4.2kg.
Also arrested is a Congolese national Kasongo Mulembwe 36 of 6 Choma avenue, Parklands, in Kitwe for trafficking in three bottles of Lignocaine weighing 0.36g.
Mr. Chulu said that the Commission has arrested MacLean Mwanza Sibeso a businessman of 960 Kanyama Site and Service for unlawfully trafficking in 1010 tablets of Diazepam weighing 170g.
He added that the Commission in Kasama conducted a joint operation with the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) in Fiseya village where Leinondi Chasaya 45 a headman of the village was arrested for trafficking in 59.52kg fresh cannabis plants and being in possession of one shot gun with three rounds of ammunition including five empty cartridges.
Others arrested in the same operation include Anthony Chinguse 38, a peasant farmer of Fiseya village for trafficking in 65.90kg of cannabis and Kabwe Chakolokotwa 32 of the same village for trafficking in 41.35kg of cannabis and being in possession of three shot guns.
Mr. Chulu added that officers also managed to seize 165kg of cannabis in the same area and 30kg of cannabis in Kalungu area in Nakonde District saying the two suspects believed to be the owners of the contraband are on the run and that a manhunt has since been launched.
He said in North Western Province the Commission has arrested Felina Samutondu 61 of Kapenda Kabulamema Village for trafficking in 13.024 of cannabis seeds and loose cannabis.
Also arrested is Chinyemba Maybin 23 of Zambia compound in Solwezi for trafficking in 1.5kg of cannabis and Charles Kalyata 33 of Kawanda in Kabompo for trafficking in 409kg of cannabis.
Mr. Chulu also said in Southern Province DEC has arrested Kelvin Silombwana 28 of Kazungula Victim camp site for trafficking in 326kg of cannabis while in Luapula the Commission has arrested Joseph Kabwe 41, a traditional doctor for trafficking in 650kg of cannabis.
All suspects will appear in court soon.
When the DEC make those arrests in Zambia, one gets the impression that the guys (DEC) are hollier than thou. DEC has it’s own share guilt inasmuch as their “top doggs” are corrupt. They do perpetuate the crime because they connive with the “pushers”. Even if they did not, they are still corrupt if we look back the recent criminal cases involving embezzlement of public funds at the DEC. Zambia’s justice perpetrates crime in view of the corrupt tendencies of the lawyers and the legal system. We are fully aware of the criminals buyings their way out prison through underhand pay-offs. I could care less about Zambia if I wasn’t Zambia. Whatever it may take we need to clean up the system.
arrest the chaps and deport them!
dont end at arresting drug trafikers…let them serve jail sentences as well.. ze prblm wth yo dec is zat yo like rushing to press to create an impression zat mulebomba…yo hav no teeth twalimishiba….wastage of tax payers money thr unfruitful operations.
Are there “LEGAL” drug traffickers??? And LT its “traffickers” with a K
Legalise cannabis and stop harrasing our enterprising brethren.
ba december,nomba tukapepe nshi,balani taikola,chi number 2 kwata amano,chi some of us, ule mona kwati kuti twa baela itako yobe.
crazy world,here in holland soft drugs are legal including weed,its sold out in so called coffee shops,so we blaze a budah all day.And see they have big things to take care of they let small things like drugs take care of itself, in that way they have a control over it.We better come to our senses,its high time we began dealing with real issues,not kadobo.
i do agree with you Gdef……………..what a beautiful place Holland is too.The economy is also booming down there.DEC should give it away to charity,we need it so bad cos it is the healing of the nation.