DEC NABS ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

The Drug Enforcement Commission -DEC- has arrested an Accounts Assistant for money laundering activities involving over 2.3-million Kwacha.

DEC Deputy Public Relations Officer DELIGHT HAANGALA has identified the suspect as 38 year old JOANNIE MUMPASHYA of Dam Area in Chongwe District.

Ms. HAANGALA says Ms. MUMPASHYA has been arrested for fraudulent false accounting, theft by Public Servant and Money Laundering.

She says details of the matter are that the accused on dates unknown but between 1st January 2020 and 31st August 2021 in Lusaka jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown, by virtue of her position stole about 2.3-million Kwacha from a named Government Department by altering entries in the books of Accounts.

Ms. HAANGALA adds that the Commission has since seized a house from the suspect which is at Plot No. 269 in Chongwe District.

And in another incident, the DEC has jointly charged and arrested two business persons of Lusaka’s New Kasama area for providing Money Lending Services without a License, Obtaining Money by false presences, and Money Laundering involving over 601,000 Kwacha.

DEC Deputy Public Relations Officer DELIGHT HAANGALA has identified the two as 52 year old WEBBISTER SHAMUYOMBWE and 41 year old BESNART TEMBO both of New Kasama.

She says details of the case are that the duo in their capacity as Directors for Mutengo Wandalama Enterprises Ltd, whilst acting with other persons unknown, on dates unknown but between 1st January 2016 and 4th March 2022, in Lusaka provided money lending
services to the public without a license.

Ms. HAANGALA says the suspects are currently on police bond and will appear in court soon.

This is contained in a statement availed to ZNBC News in Lusaka.

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