DEC intercepts UK bound cannabis
The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a driver of Lusaka for trafficking in compressed cannabis.
Commission deputy public relations officer Kamufisa Manchishi says Shawn Chiyonkoma, 47, of Plot no. 274 Kabwata Site and Service, has been arrested for trafficking in compressed cannabis weighing 120 Kg.
Mr Manchishi says the contraband, which was destined for the United Kingdom, was intercepted at an international courier service in Lusaka.
He says the Commission has also arrested Kruger Clinton Ray, 24, of farm Plot no. 2/9/873 in Zingalume area for trafficking in nine (9) sachets of heroin.
Manchishi states that the suspect was arrested in George Compound as he was about to transact.
Meanwhile, the Commission has arrested a Malawian national, Manness Lucy Chaseta, 37, a student at a named technical college in Lilongwe, Malawi, for trafficking in 22.89Kg of Ephedrine, a drug commonly abused for its stimulant effects.
The suspect, who was intercepted at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport on arrival from India, in transit to Malawi has since appeared in court for plea while trial is set for 9th November, 2017.