A-38-Year-old man of Kasavasa area in Kabwe District of Central Province has pleaded guilty to two counts of drug trafficking.
Kalumbuwe Mulambya stood charged for trafficking 8.3 kilograms of Marijuana and for being in possession of 1.01 kilograms of Marijuana Seeds without lawful authority.
The offences are contrary to Section 15 and 18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Number 35 of 2021 as read with Statutory Instrument No.119 of 1995 of the Laws of Zambia.
Particulars of the offences are that, Mulambya on December 27, 2025 in Kabwe District did traffic in Psychotropic Substances namely 8.3 Kilograms of Marijuana and was also found in possession of 1.01 Kilograms of Marijuana seeds without lawful authority.
When the matter came up for plea before Kabwe Principal Resident Magistrate Mubita Kalaluka, Mulambya pleaded guilty to all the offences.
“At your own admission to the charges, the court records the plea of guilty on both charges,” said Magistrate Kalaluka.
Mulambya in admission told the court that he had purchased the contraband from a named farmer at the value of K500.
Magistrate Kalaluka told the accused that he had no lawful authority to buy or possess both the seeds and the Marijuana.
The court has since adjourned the matter to today, January 13, 2026 for written facts as Mulambya remains in police custody.
