One hundred and seventy-two foreign nationals have been arrested for drug trafficking over the past one year with Somali recording the highest number.
Deputy Home Affairs Minister Richard Taima says the foreign nationals were arrested between January 2010 and March this year.
Mr. Taima who is also Solwezi East MMD Member of Parliament says of the one hundred and seventy two foreign nationals arrested for drug trafficking, ninety have been convicted.
He, however, says no research has been carried out to establish Zambia’s rating in drug trafficking at international level.
Mr. Taima was responding to Chilubi Patriotic Front (PF)Member of Parliament (MP) Obius Chisala who wanted to know how many foreign nationals had been arrested for drug trafficking from January 2010 to March 2011.
Mr. Chisala also wanted to know the nationalities of the drug traffickers and how many have been convicted for drug trafficking.
This was during the question for oral answer session in Parliament Wednesday afternoon.
[ ZNBC ]
Once they have served their sentences deport them back to Somalia those pirates we do no need them in Zambia.
Easy dont jump on calling people names you here on the news or watch in movies.am Zambian but am not brain washed by the media who to;d you our somalian brothers are pirates some of them do it but it doesnt mean the Somali are Pirates
What makes you think you are needed in Oz? :-?
Simple solution search every Somali looking individual for now onwards. From being captain jack sparrow to being escobar awe these brothers ba Shula mwe.
Consequences of wars in africa.