THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it is already investigating some matters involving the over US$2.8 billion detected by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) in suspected illicit financial transfers to Asia. And DEC Director General Nason Banda says the commission is working extremely well with the FIC, only that they cannot come out in public. The Financial Intelligence Centre revealed that it detected suspicious transactions by foreign nationals involving over US$2.8 billion to Asia in the fourth quarter of 2023. FIC also revealed that some newly incorporated companies used Zambians as front shareholders and directors, while foreign nationals maintained control of the bank accounts. Commenting on the revelations in an interview, Tuesday, Banda said some DEC officers were out of...

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