06/10/2026
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The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), has intensified its crusade against organised drug trafficking activities, culminating in significant seizures and the arrest of notorious suppliers countrywide.
Through an intelligence-led operation conducted by alert officers in Mpika District of Muchinga Province, the Commission has jointly charged and arrested three (3) notorious drug suppliers for Trafficking in 410 Sachets and 8 Bundles of high-grade Cannabis with a combined weight of 11.9 kilogrammes. The said persons have since been identified as Makani Dion, male aged 26, Teddy Nyondo, male aged 24 and Castor Mutondo, male aged 22. During the operation, officers also seized three (03) Motor Bikes reasonably believed to have been used in the movement of the illicit drugs. Also arrested in the same area is Moses Mumba, male aged 21. Mumba has been arrested for Trafficking in 1.9 kilogrammes of dry loose Cannabis.
Meanwhile, in Kalingalinga area of Lusaka District in Lusaka Province, officers conducted a complex operation leading to the apprehension of Batwell Phiri, male aged 29, and Fidelis Muleya, male aged 20. The two have since been jointly charged and arrested for Trafficking in 10 rocks of Co***ne and 23 Sachets of Methamphetamine type stimulants weighing 5.9 grammes. Also arrested in the same area is Noah Banda, male aged 34. Banda was found in possession of 0.3 grammes of Co***ne and 7 grammes of loose Cannabis which was concealed in the pockets of the pair of trousers he was wearing at the time of his apprehension.
In another development, to demonstrate its tactical advancement, the Commission has executed a controlled delivery operation which was initiated by officers in Chirundu District of Southern Province and concluded by officers in Lusaka District of Lusaka Province. The operation targeted a suspect aboard a Public Passenger Bus travelling from South Africa to Lusakaโs Intercity Bus Terminus. Upon arrival, the said suspect who was later identified as Kampiyao Tsitsi, a female Zimbabwean national aged 50, was apprehended immediately after claiming the luggage in which was found 3.2 kilogrammes of high-grade Cannabis.
Furthermore, in Kazungula District of Southern Province, officers conducted an intelligence-led operation, resulting in the arrest of Ezra Mpande, male aged 55, a Truck Driver of Kabwe Township in Central Province. Mpande has been arrested in connection with the offence of Illegal Importation of 44 boxes containing 2,112 bottles of Benylin with Codeine. The boxes were concealed inside the horse and trailer of the truck which the suspect was driving at the time of his apprehension.
In a separate but related operation conducted in Kazungula District, officers have intercepted another truck and discovered 28 boxes containing 1,344 bottles of Benylin with Codeine. The boxes were masked between chemical containers and covered with a tent on the truck trailer. The driver of the truck, identified as Amis Sitali, male aged 51, of Kitwe District in the Copperbelt Province, attempted to flee the scene, but was swiftly out-paced and apprehended by alert officers.
On the other hand, in Mansa District of Luapula Province, the Commission has arrested a notorious drug supplier identified as Chisala Chishala, 52-year-old male of Chitamba Village. The arrest is in connection with the offence of Trafficking in 13.6 kilogrammes of dry loose Cannabis.
All the named suspects are in lawful custody pending judicial proceedings.
The Commission wishes to warn perpetrators that Drug Trafficking is a serious crime and there is no safe haven for them to hide. To all individuals and criminal networks involved in the cultivation, manufacture, trafficking, distribution, financing or concealment of illicit drugs, the long arm of the Law will soon catch up with you.
The public is also reminded that illicit drugs destroy lives, families and communities. They fuel the exploitation of young people and undermine the safety, security and development of societies.
Citizens are therefore, urged to break the silence and report suspicious activities to the Commission so that offenders can be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest effect.
Issued by:
Allan Tamba
Public Relations Officer
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