The Drug Enforcement Commission DEC, has arrested three government employees and a private economist for money laundering activities involving K 400 million.
Sampa Besa Makala and Bwalya Nga’ndu Selemani who are an Assistant Procurement Officer at the Legal Aid Board and an Economist, respectively were arrested last week for money launmdering.
Also arrested is Cyprian Sichone, a Government Valuation Officer.
The trio connived to inflate the cost of property no.93/20 situated in Kabwe District of Central Province from the initial K180 million to K 580 million.
DEC public Relations Manager John Nywali told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka on Friday.
Mr Nyawli said the property in question was in the process of being purchased by the Legal Aid Board.
Meanwhile, the Commission has also arrested two Zimbabwean businesswomen for being in possession of implements and chemicals used for manufacturing counterfeit notes.
Auxilia Zembela, 38, and Mary Ndembera, 39, both residents of West Gate in Harare were arrested from Budget Motel in Lusaka.
He said the duo was also found with US$400 counterfeit notes in $100 bills.
Also arrested in connection with possession of counterfeit notes is Jonas Mtonga, 39, a resident of Misisi compound who was found with the counterfeit US $1000.
And 52 people were in the last seven days arrested for trafficking in various quantities of cannabis with a total weight of 438 kilograms.
Among those arrested are three inmates of Mpima State Prison in Kabwe and a 23 year old housewife of Nakonde who was found with 23 bundles of Mirra.
ZANIS
Arrest them! and let them pay restitution
I think we need to institute a law that demands that any government officer charged with stealing be publicly flogged at city center – then after, pay the money back with interest.
And they all Zarare’s tribesmen.That grouping needs to be scrutinized before recruitment[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<
so the fools would have shared K 400 MILLION. Thtas these chaps are all bling bling with fancy cars kanshi sha madilu
In Zambia, everyone is struggling to me the end. :((
deathsentence, they are steelingfrom the poor zedian who need proper drainagen mo decent roads n food. howmuch mo selfish do weget?
Please use modern English. ‘EMPLOYEE’ instead of ‘OFFICER’ sounds like someone in the military.
These are the chaps who hold genuine suppliers’ payments in preference to paying themselves first. You should see how they dress up in expensive cuts. This rot has got to die right from the top to the office orderly in our govt institutions.
Stiff punshment is needed on money lauderes.