POLICE in Lusaka have unearthed a scam in which fake mealie meal is being produced in Kamwala South area and they have confiscated 650 bags of the product. Police say they received a tip off from members of the public that there were people producing suspected fake mealie meal which had been going on for over two months. In an interview, Saturday, Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale explained that suppliers were mixing original mealie meal with maize bran to dupe unsuspecting customers. “In the morning after a tip off from the members of the public, we followed up a report at some house in Kamwala South where they are producing counterfeit mealie meal. What they do is they buy...

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