THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has busted an internet fraud syndicate involving Golden Top Support Services resulting in the arrest of 77 suspects and seizure of 13,000 domestic and international sim cards. And the Commission says it has seized and forfeited to the state about K836 million in its recent operations. Speaking during a press briefing, Tuesday, DEC Director General Nason Banda disclosed that the said company which was operating in Lusaka’s Roma area, had employed Zambian youths aged between 20 and 25; tasking them with engaging in deceptive conversations with unsuspecting mobile users. “Our Commission successfully conducted this operation through our collaborative efforts with other Law Enforcement Agencies, through the inter-agency framework agreement led by the Zambia Police, Department...

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