POLICE in Kitwe have detained two Chinese nationals, a Zambian driver and a security officer in connection with the alleged theft of copper concentrate valued at K2,610,085. In a statement, Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said the matter was reported to the police by a chief security officer at Sunline, Chambishi, and further identified the suspects as Yang Wenjie, Tanniian Bin, Maambo Reagan and a security officer, whose details remained unknown. He narrated that the driver, Maambo, loaded from Kamoa Mine in Congo on July 21, 2023, but he decided to offload at Ringson Garage in Chimwemwe industrial area after arriving in Zambia. “Mindolo Police Station received a report of theft of goods in transit, Copper concentrate, from Chungu Clement...

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