THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION HAS WARNED THE DAUGHTER OF THE MHATANI GROUP OF COMPANIES’ CHAIRMAN DR RAJAN MAHTANI, SABRINA NOT TO TRY TO WOE PUBLIC SYMPATHY OVER THE MATTER OF HER FATHER BECAUSE THE CASE IS IN COURT.
THE COMMISSION HAS SOUNDED A WARNING AFTER SABRINA MAHTANI ACCUSED THE COMMISSION OF BEING UNPROFESSIONAL IN THE MANNER IT IS HANDLING HER FATHER’S CASE WHO IS CURRENTLY ON MEDICAL TREATMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA.
SPEAKING IN AN INTERVIEW WITH RADIO PHOENIX, DRUG ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION, ASSISTANT PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER THERESA KATONGO SAID THE COMMISSION HAS A MANDATE TO INVESTIGATE CASES INVOLVING SUSPECTED FINANCES AS PROVIDED FOR IN THE PROHIBITION AND PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT NUMBER 14 OF 2011.
MS KATONGO SAYS UNDER THE ACT, THE COMMISSION REMAINS PROFESSIONAL IN ITS DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF ZAMBIA.
MEANWHILE MS KATONGO SAYS THE COMMISSION HAS ARRESTED A FINANCIAL ANALYST OF LUSAKA FOR OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES AMOUNTING TO 35 MILLION KWACHA.
SHE SAYS TREVOR HAMBAYI OF MPELEMBE ROAD, SHOW GROUNDS ON DATES UNKNOWN BUT BETWEEN 1ST MARCH 2010 AND 30TH JUNE 2010 OBTAINED MONIES AMOUNTING TO 35 MILLION AS CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION FOR KEYSTONE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, A NEWLY FORMED COMPANY WHICH HAS NEVER OPERATED.
THE DEC ASSISTANT PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER SAYS MR. HAMBAYI IS ON POLICE BOND AND WILL APPEAR IN COURT SOON.
AND MS KATONGO HAS FURTHER DISCLOSED THAT THE COMMISSION HAS IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS ARRESTED 66 ZAMBIANS AND 2 FOREIGN NATIONALS FOR TRAFFICKING IN 347 KILOGRAMS OF CANNABIS.
THE COMMISSION HAS CAUTIONED FOREIGN NATIONALS THAT CANNABIS IS A PROHIBITED DRUG IN ZAMBIA AND NOT FOR PERSONAL USE AS INSINUATED BY SOME OF THEM AND ANYONE FOUND WITH THE DRUG WILL BE ARRESTED ON THE SPOT.
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