The DPP has applied to the Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court division, to have properties seized in the gold scam at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) forfeited to the state on account of them being tainted properties. The properties in question include; the Global Express T7 WSS Jet, US$5.69 million, 602 pieces of brass pellets (a combination of copper and zinc metals), five pistols with 126 rounds of ammunition,11 pistol magazines, a drilling machine and Central Processing Unit (CPU). Meanwhile, the state has revealed that the US$5.69 million, drilling machine as well as firearms and rounds of ammunition found on the aircraft were not declared to the Customs Officers at KKIA. Further, the state has disclosed that Egyptian...

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