THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has destroyed over a tonne of cannabis and a significant amount of other drugs that were seized in Lusaka from December to date. Speaking during the exercise conducted at Chikwangala Dumpsite in Chongwe, Friday, DEC Public Relations Officer Hussein Khan said the commission wanted to dispel the myths of what happened to the drugs after they were seized. “We are here at the Chikwangala dump site in Chongwe and we are witnessing the destruction of drugs that were seized by the Drug Enforcement Commission in Lusaka. I must state that notably, we are trying to dispel the myth of what happens to these substances. When we arrest suspects, of course, we seize these substances, we...

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