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Peruvian arrested for possession of gold at a Police Check Point after a tip-off

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Police in Solwezi district of North-western province have arrested a 52 year old man of Peruvian nationality for being in possession of 50 grammes of gold nugget without a trading license contrary to clause and section 3 cap 396 of the minerals act of the Laws of Zambia.

Provincial Commissioner of Police, Joe Njase said the suspect was intercepted at Kapijimpanga police check point following a tip-off by a member of public that unknown person was traveling from Solwezi to Chingola in possession of a gold nugget without a license.

Mr Njase confirmed the arrest of the suspect to Journalists in Solwezi yesterday and said the incident happened on August 17, 2021 around 15:00 hours at Kapijimpanga police check point.

“Be informed that information was received from a reliable source that unknown person was travelling from Solwezi to Chingola using a Nissan Patrol Twin Carb white in colour of registration number ABL 2353 in which a Peruvian national was said to be in possession of a gold nugget without a license,” he said.

Mr Njase said the suspect was taken to Solwezi central police and was identified as Cruz Zapata Americo Bernabe, a Peruvian national of street number 26 Hillside Chililabombwe..

“The suspected gold nugget found in his possession weighed 50 grammes which was found in his blue and white laptop bag. The suspect has since been charged and arrested for the above stated offence,” he said

Mr Njase said the suspect is in police custody pending to appear in court soon.

13 COMMENTS

  1. In the past this guy would have phoned Bowman Lusambo and would be released and money would exchange hands

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  2. There is your wealth, to those that think we are a poor country. God has given us this wealth for free and yet we listen to cheap talk from crooks in suits telling us that we are poor and we can’t afford to pay our way out of debt. We should continue to ask the question about who the real beneficiaries of our resources are and what they look like.

  3. And some morons believed Lungu’s bogus policy of empowering Zambians in mines when foreigners and cadres were the real beneficiaries ..this Peruvian should have tried this last week, I am sure he has been here countless of times.

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  4. Just wait. Soon as the new fraudsters are in place such news will disappear. Do not hold your breath. I will remain cynical until I am sure this is not the usual.

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  5. The police are now waking up from the slumber. Please fly HIGH now that the crooks have been put ku wire.

  6. They said it will be heaven on earth once hh wins.. That there will be no crime, free education, no violence, no begging from donors etc. And yet here we are. Tell me what has changed. Actually things appear worse since hh won. Violence is up by 80 percent. See how f00IIsh some of you were for voting these hyenas

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  7. KZ, please be informed that HH has not been sworn in yet, so calm down dear!! This theft is still under your legacy, and it will soon be news of the past. Watch the space !!

  8. Imagine how many Peruvians and other nationalities must have benefited at the expense of ordinary Zambians from Zambian
    Wealth.This must have been ongoing for along time.fortunately or unfortunately he
    Got caught as other party exposed the deal.

  9. @ Kaizar shut that ugly mouth. You have nothing to contribute positively to the masses. You are a sponsored cadre who’s stock in trade in was character assassinations’ on UPND. Go suck a lemon with your master Lungu. You are only interested in the money PF used to give you but unfortunately there’s no more illicit money for you. You rotten hyena.

  10. Botswana and Namibia have diamond mines but you can’t find diamonds with every jack on the streets. In fact you need special permission to get to the fields where they’re mined. But in Zambia you can find copper, emerald, gold and other precious stones and minerals anywhere including public toilets. That tells a lot about how we handle our wealth. This has been so since 1970 when emerald mining began at Chief Nkana

  11. You have thieves, looters,tribalists & murderers like Kaizar Zulu who terrorized citizens for 7 years, causing untold damage.

    Now he foolishly expects things to just work like magic. This is is the fool whose days are numbered…karma is coming for him

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