The Drug Enforcement Commission through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit in Western Province has arrested a 42 year-old female Revenue Collector of Lewanika General Hospital for money laundering activities involving over K200 thousand.
This is contained in a statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka yesterday by Drug Enforcement Commission Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo.
Ms. Katongo said Charity Sitwala, 42, a Revenue Collector residing at Forest Plots in Mongu has been arrested for fraudulent false accounting, theft by public servant and money laundering contrary to the laws of Zambia.
She said particulars of the offence are that Charity Sitwala on dates unknown but between 1st January 2013 and 30th April, 2015 jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown with intent to defraud did falsify GRZ general receipts amounting to K61, 641.00 in that the original receipts had different amounts from the duplicated ones.
The suspect then deposited amounts reflected on the duplicate receipts by purporting that the amounts deposited were the ones received when in fact not.
Ms Katongo said it is also alleged that during the same period, Charity Sitwala failed to deposit revenue amounting to K216, 961.30 and stole government revenue amounting to K278, 651.30 which came into her possession by virtue of her employment as revenue collector at Lewanika General Hospital.
The suspect, therefore, engaged herself directly or indirectly into money laundering activities by laundering K278, 651.30 of government revenue, Ms. Katongo said adding that the suspect is currently on Police Bond and will appear in Court soon.
Meanwhile Ms. Katongo also disclosed that the Commission has in other parts of the country arrested four (04) small scale farmers for unlawful cultivation of fresh cannabis plants.
Ms. Katongo said those arrested include Frank Kapande, 53, a small scale farmer of Nachandwe village in Kawambwa District for unlawful cultivation of fresh cannabis plants weighing 325.48kg, Veronica Musonda, 49, a small scale farmer of Nabwindo village in Nchelenge District for unlawful cultivation of fresh cannabis plants weighing 198.77kg and Evans Katongo, 38, a small scale farmer of Mukosa village in Kasama District for unlawful cultivation of fresh cannabis plants weighing 86.3kg.
She said also arrested is Mwape Mwewa, 42, a small scale farmer of Shikapande village in Nchelenge District for unlawful cultivation of fresh cannabis plants weighing 20.87kg.
Ms. Katongo also announced that the Commission in Eastern Province has arrested Luwo Mwale, 51, a businessman of Kabaza compound in Chipata District for being in possession of assorted medicinal drugs weighing 104kg without a pharmaceutical licence.
She said all suspects will appear in Court soon.
VYAMBA AND DRUGS CAN ONLY BE EASTERNERS , NORTHERNERS OR BEMBAS WHO HAVE THIS USELESS HABIT TONGAS ARE NEVER INVOLVED COS. THEY ARE HARDWORKING
Is Charity Sitwala Bemba?
Is laundering K200,000 by Sitwala ok in your province? I think you are despicable.
Tongas are the ones that supply Ichamba in Lusaka Chibolya when the bring there produce for sell ????
Sitwala is Lozi from Senenga. Lozis are well known thieves for a very long time now.
Small minds see tribe as a qualification.
Have you ever been to Munyumbwe in the Gwembe valley my man. Them niggas smoke weed on an industrial scale.
Weed knows no boundaries, class or religion.
Get your cannabis facts straight!
The heading and the story do not tally. The woman is an employee of ministry of Health based at Lewanika general Hospital nomba ZRA yabwelamo bwanji mu nkani iyi? Do we have ZRA employees collecting revenue mu Hospital manje?
ZRA has collection point in hospitals even at UTH here in Lusaka
Ba mulenga wesu is right, they have to target you before you kick the bucket, forget about what you will leave for your children, but what you will leave for your country.
The ka blind clueless newt @Devoid & Rude, agreeing with nonsense from an equally blind @sydney, get your BASIC facts right and then come back on these boards you ignoramuses…!!!
Not all revenue is TAX revenue imwe ba mukuta…
When are arresting the big fishes who are involved in millions of dollars instead these petty thieves? Dora and her boss have stolen millions are yet they are freely roaming the streets, very unfair.
Yes we need an update on the Zambian version of the maizegate scandal
Ba mulenga wesu is right, they have to target you before you kick the bucket, forget about what you will leave for your children, but what you will leave for your country.
The heading and the story do agree. This lady is an employee of Lewanika Gen Hospital. Government has revenue collectors working in institutions which collect what we call non-tax revenue. How do bring in ZRA? For your own information, ZRA has no collection point at Lewanika General Hospital. Reporters must get facts before publishing news. It seems many reporters are in a hurry to report.
Sorry. I meant ”The heading and the story do not agree”
This is what happens when a non or poorly trained and inexperienced person purports to be a journalist.
Just owning a calculator doesn’t make you a mathematical genius.
The heading and the story do not agree. This lady is an employee of Lewanika Gen Hospital. Government has revenue collectors working in institutions which collect what we call non-tax revenue. How do bring in ZRA? For your own information, ZRA has no collection point at Lewanika General Hospital. Reporters must get facts before publishing news. It seems many reporters are in a hurry to report.
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Mwe bantu please correct the errors in your article. This incident has nothing to do with ZRA. One Sydney mulenga has even confidently stretched the error further by falsely indicating that ZRA has collection points hospitals. ZRA collects tax revenue and not medical fees! Let’s strive for truth even on social media!
People robbing govt of it’s revenue are showered with praises by upnd cretins. I hope they will come to the rescue of another thief.
Where does ZRA come in ….?
Things are rough under pf. Poverty leads to desperation and risky activities. Change in government is only solution. Good morning from windy leeds United kingdom
So when things are rough people should steal? Hmmm interesting hypothesis!
The person is a grz worker with a permanent and pensionable job. She is a thief, that is simple.
Grz has nothing to do with turning her to criminality.
Our office orderly earns far less than she did, he lives within his means. Why couldn’t she?
People, this is just a common thief regardless of her tribe. These are the people who are distorting our economy, where some can build palaces while others can’t even afford a shanty.
Nothing to do with tribe you dumb nut. She represents the government of the day I.e pf government. It just reflects on how corrupt minded the pf government is.
So we safely assume you’re busy stealing because of hard times.?
WA NUNKA INTOOTO NEZ
Kikiki ndanje calm down. You are always frustrated
Storm Doris is battering us here
Useless DEC being used by the Visionless Drunkard Lungu! How can organisation of such a huge magnitude as DEC be concentrating of petty thieves leaving out seriously corrupt mother fu.ckers (like Kambwili and Rupiah Banda), ar.sewhore (like Dora and Mwanakatwe) and many other known thieves (like Lewis Mosho) roaming our streets. Where is common sense when you keep nabbing harmless small thieves who dont even take their loot anywhere else but re-invest within the local economy anyway!
The Drunkard in state house has ruined our economy and country!!
Question 1. How many times in the past 4 years have you seen or been present with ECL dead drunk? If you had premarital sex, should everyone refer to you with the prefix “whore”.
Question 2. Do you have the evidence of your claims that Marge and D are prozzy’s or is it based on third party hearsay? When and where were you offered some of their punani for you to label them so?
Usually, when a nigga cant win an argument, they resort to slander.
Raise the level of your intellectual discourse don’t act like an illiterate thug.
Lisholi