CENTRAL Province Commissioner of Police David Chileshe has confirmed the arrest of four police officers from Mansa Police Station with the offence of conveying property reasonably suspected to be stolen or unlawfully obtained. In an interview, Chileshe said arrested officers were escorting a truck that was transporting illegally mined Sugilite from Mansa to Lusaka. He said the matter was still under investigations as it was yet to be established who sent the officers to transport the mineral in question. “Yes I can confirm that we have arrested four police officers who came from Mansa escorting a truck which they said was carrying Manganese but upon verification, it was found that the truck was actually carrying Sugilite. There is a mineral...

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