Police in Kasama District in Northern Province have arrested four people for being in possession of a stolen transformer.
The four men have been detained and are currently in police custody.
Northern Province Police Commanding Officer, Lucky Munkhondya, has confirmed the development in an interview with the media in Kasama district.
The media reports that Ms Munkhondya said the suspects were intercepted at Chikumanino Bus Station while trying to transport the transformer to Lusaka.
She said following consultation with ZESCO, the transformer was identified as property of Northern Coffee Corporation, Kateshi Plantation in Kasama district.
She further disclosed that among the suspects, two are employees of the Northern Coffee Corporation while the other two are former workers of the same company.
Ms Munkhondya added that the four suspects will appear in court soon.
