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DEC arrests Lusaka businessman for money laundering.

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The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested and jointly charged an accountant and a Lusaka businessman for money laundering activities involving over K420.000.

DEC Assistant Public Relations Officer Chibu Tembo said Milimo Chilala, 26, of Lusaka’s Libala Township has been arrested and jointly charged with Brain Kawala, 31, a Businessman of the same abode for Theft and Money Laundering contrary to Cap 87 and Act No. 14 of 2001 as amended with Act 44 of 2010 of the laws of Zambia

Particulars of the offence are that Milimo Chilala on dates unknown but between 1st January, 2013 and 30

th April, 2014, jointly and whilst acting together with Brian Kawala and other persons unknown in his capacity as Assistant Accountant of Dolomite Aggregates Limited did steal K428, 519.00 by fraudulently transferring funds belonging to the said company into various ghost workers accounts held at a named Commercial bank purporting that the money was meant for salaries when in fact not.

And Ms. Tembo has revealed that the Commission in Western Province has arrested two Peasant farmers for trafficking in cannabis.

She said Gift Maliti, 21, a Peasant farmer of Kanyuka area in Western Province has been arrested for trafficking in 28.8kg of loose cannabis and Morris Mutumba, 30, of Mangamu area in Western Province for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 6.1kg.

Meanwhile, the DEC Assistant Public Relations Officer said the Commission on the copperbelt the Commission has arrested Credence Chiluba of House No. 219 Section E Kankoyo Township in Mufulira for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 10kg.

7 COMMENTS

  1. I am closely watching these hapless countries that have been aping colonial laws as the developed world begins to admit they were wrong about cannabis all the time. Either out of shame we will perpetuate these barbaric laws or in utter brazen fashion we will begin to accede to treaties supporting legalization… It is indeed a dog’s world.

    • Kalusha ‘borrowed’ the money! He will pay back soon after he repays the $25,000 he borrowed for the house he lost in woodlands.

  2. @Mike and Kasusula you are both very correct, truth is these laws we have are old and outdated DEC is the worst and most corrupt of all the law enforcement wings, I pray come 2016 when a new constitution is in place we see them disbanded or incorporated into the police service. DEC have destroyed lives of so many poor families by targeting dagga growers, poor families trying to earn money and yet they leave scot free bars and tarverns that sell liquor to minors and into the late hours, alcohol is more dangerous than cannabis and has and will cause more deaths and accidents. These NGOs that brought DEC have brought a demon on us, may God judge you demons at DEC accordingly.

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