THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested seven suspects for trafficking and unlawful importation of illicit drugs. DEC says one of the suspects was nabbed following intelligence information, indicating that he was allegedly supplying illicit drugs to illegal miners operating at Danger Hill Mine in Mpika. In a statement, Monday, DEC Public Relations Officer Allan Tamba said an intelligence operation led to the recovery of a substantial quantity of illicit drugs. “A coordinated intelligence-led operation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and the Zambia Police Service at Danger Hill Mine in Mpika District of Muchinga Province has resulted in the arrest of a drug trafficker and the recovery of a substantial quantity of illicit drugs. The suspect, identified as...

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