TWO MORE ZAMBIAN WOMEN ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING BY D.E.C

THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION HAS ARRESTED TWO ZAMBIAN WOMEN FOR MONEY LAUNDERING OFFENCES AMOUNT TO 160MILLION KWACHA.

ACCORDING DRUG ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION ASSISTANT PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER THERESA KATONGO, CLEOPATRA CHIBUYE A STUDENT OF 26 PAMODZI COURT FLATS IN NDOLA HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR FORGERY, OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES, UTTERING FALSE DOCUMENTS AND MONEY LAUNDERING.

MS KATONGO SAYS  CHIBUYE ON DATES UNKNOWN BUT BETWEEN JANUARY AND APRIL 2011 OBTAINED 62.7MILLION KWACHA ON CHEQUE NUMBER 1610 IN YVONNE GOMA’S NAME, WHICH SHE  DEPOSITED AT A NAMED BANK AND LATER WITHDRAW THE MONEY.

MS KATONGO FURTHER SAYS   ON DATES UNKNOWN BUT DURING THE SAME PERIOD, CHIBUYE FORGED AND DEPOSITED CHEQUE NUMBER 1609 IN YVONNE GOMA’S NAME AMOUNTING TO 88.9MILLION KWACHA.

SHE SAYS ALSO ARRESTED  IS GRACE MULENGA, A 46 YEAR OLD SECRETARY EMPLOYED BY THE GOVERNMENT ON THE COPPERBELT FOR OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES, UTTERING OF FALSE DOCUMENTS AND THEFT.

MS KATONGO  FURTHER SAYS MULENGA ON DATES UNKNOWN BUT BETWEEN 1^ST JANUARY AND 30^TH APRIL 2011 DID OBTAIN A NATIONAL REGISTRATION CARD IN NDOLA DISTRICT IN THE NAME OF ELIZABETH KASONDE PHIRI WHOSE IDENTITY SHE USED TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT AT A NAME BANK.

SHE ALSO SAYS  ON DATES UNKNOWN BUT DURING THE SAME PERIOD,   MULENGA ALLEGEDLY  DID STEAL CHEQUE NUMBER 1609 AMOUNTING TO 8.9MILLION KWACHA ISSUED TO ELIZABETH KASONDE PHIRI INTENDED TO PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE MS PHIRI OF HER ENTITLEMENT OF 5PERCENT OF HER LATE SON’S ESTATE.

MS KATONGO FURTEHR SAYS THE TWO WOMEN ARE ON POLICE BOND AND WILL APPEAR IN COURT SOON.

MEANWHILE MS KATONGO HAS  DISCLOSED THAT THE COMMISSION HAS ARRESTED THREE YOUTHS OF LUSAKA FOR TRAFFICKING IN 3 SACHETS OF HEROIN, A HIGHLY ADDICTIVE DRUG AND THOSE ARRESTED INCLUDE WILLIAM SAKALA OF LILANDA, TOGOGARA MAKIWA OF CHILENJE AND STEVEN ACHELANI OF KANYAMA.

SHE SAYS THE TRIO WAS ARRESTED IN CHIBOLYA COMPOUND IN LUSAKA OVER THE WEEKEND.

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