THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it conducted operations in several parts of the country over the weekend, which resulted in seizures of both fresh plants and dry loose cannabis weighing over 1.89 tonnes. In addition, the commission says it picked up 17 notorious drug ring leaders in hard-to-reach communities on the Copperbelt. In a statement issued, Tuesday, DEC Public Relations Officer Mwenge Mulenga said the Commission in Northern Province seized over 1.3 tonnes of fresh cannabis plants and 34.8 kilograms of dry loose cannabis from Anthony Kasumba, a former convict who abandoned the contraband and is currently on the run. “The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) conducted operations in several parts of the country over the weekend tagged ‘Serenity in...