THE Zambia National Service (ZNS) says it has unearthed a scam in which smugglers are using children to buy mealie meal at a K30 fee. And a suspected smuggler has been left with a gunshot wound on his thigh after he attempted to grab a firearm from a ZNS officer during a confrontation in Chililabombwe District. Speaking to journalists in Chililabombwe, ZNS Chief of Public Relations Colonel Mable Nyone said smugglers were paying children K30 to buy mealie meal. “Now, it suffices to note that incidents of smuggling have heightened in the recent past. So many routes have been created in this area where the smugglers are taking the mealie meal into DRC. We have noted, unfortunately, the incidents of...

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