The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested four people for trafficking in Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic substances.
The Commission arrested Precious Chisenga 24, a business woman of Lusaka’s John Laing compound for trafficking in 150kg of cannabis, Febby Kunda 40, of Lusaka’s Misis compound for trafficking in 70kg of cannabis, Ismail Mutale 28 of Lusaka’s Matero compound for trafficking in 2.6g of cannabis and Sashi Chama 23, a salesman of Kapiri Mposhi’s riverside compound for trafficking in 1.36g of cannabis.
And in Eastern province, the Commission has arrested three people for unlawful cultivation of cannabis.
The Commission arrested Shadreck Mazyopa 44 of Chambota village for unlawful cultivation of cannabis weighing 210kg, Davison Nkhata 22 of Mphulang’ombe village in Lundazi district for unlawful cultivation of cannabis weighing 88.4kg and Kawina Phiri 38 a peasant farmer from Muchilibala village for unlawful cultivation of cannabis weighing 63.2kg.
And a Lusaka businessman has been nabbed for trafficking in Narcotic drugs.
Christopher Laima, 43, was arrested in Lusaka’s Matero compound for trafficking in cocaine weighing 8.02g and cannabis weighing 1.495g.
He has since been charged with unlawful trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances contrary to the laws of Zambia.
Meanwhile, Laima’s sister, Catherine Laima Mumba 35, a business woman of Lusaka’s Matero compound has also been arrested for possessing ivory worth $80,000 suspected to be from eight elephants.
Catherine has since been handed over to the Zambia World life Authority(ZAWA) for further prosecution.
All suspects will appear in court soon.
DEc is always arresting the small fish . Do they honestly think someone with 150 Killogrammes of Cannabis would be living in a shanty compound. If they want to make an impact on the drug trade and money laundering they need to aim for for the bigger fish. The small fish are easily replaceble if the main person is caught there would be no need to go for the small fish.
DEC should be dissolved, it was not established for cases like cannabis but hard drugs, Cannibis should be dealt by Kapasos and Council policemen. DEC should stop victimising poor people and teenagers. Cannibis in most countries expecially in Europe is a petty crime dealt by paying admission of duty and not disrupting peoples careers and education by imposing long sentences similar to those of hard drugs.
Just keep arresting those suckers. The small fish will talk and the bigger fish will soon go down.
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#4 Do us a favour use English we can not understand your vernacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No hard feelings
Thanx
Yes all the DEC does is harras villegers and mishanga sellers, while the hard drugs are flourishing.
#4 is actually insulting. Insults and the name “Jesus” don’t go together. Consider changing your ID.