THE Drug Enforcement Commission in conjunction with the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has seized 4,695 litres of fuel worth K153,526 and has arrested eight individuals for illegal vending. At a press briefing, Friday, DEC Public Relations Officer Allan Tamba said out of the eight suspects apprehended, one was allegedly a prohibited immigrant. He said other items seized include a tanker trunk, 20 drums and 30 twenty-litre containers, four pumps, 5 x 10 litre containers and a generator set. “The Joint Task Force on Illegal Fuel Vending, comprising law enforcement agencies and the Energy Regulation Board (ERB), led by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), conducted raids on suspected illegal fuel vending sites in Lusaka and surrounding areas. The operation, which commenced...

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