DEC nabs 7 for drug trafficking

20th July 2022

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DEC public relations officer Mathias Kamanga addesses journalists during a press briefing at his office in Lusaka on September 29, 2021 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala

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DEC public relations officer Mathias Kamanga addesses journalists during a press briefing at his office in Lusaka on September 29, 2021 - Picture by Tenson Mkhala

THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested seven people, countrywide, for trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. In a statement, Tuesday, DEC Public Relations Officer Mathias Kamanga stated that the Commission arrested a 44-year-old Ugandan national in Lusaka for trafficking in 7 Kilograms of methamphetamine, and a 25-year-old male of Chilenje for trafficking in 17 bottles of codeine. “The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested seven (7) people countrywide for trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances contrary to the Laws of Zambia. The Commission in Lusaka Province has arrested a Ugandan National identified as Muhammad Ssentongo, a male aged 44 years for trafficking in 7 Kilograms of methamphetamine. The suspect was intercepted at Chirundu borders on his way...

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