UPND Alliance chairperson Charles Milupi has attributed the increase in suspicious transactions flagged by FIC in 2023, to the Patriotic Front trying to clean money that was stolen from expensive projects during their tenure. The Financial Intelligence Centre revealed that it analysed 15,696 Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) in 2023, out of which 923 intelligence reports worth K13.58 billion were disseminated to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The Centre said the disseminated intelligence reports represented a 133 percent increase from 2022’s reports valued at K5.83 billion, the majority of which were related to suspected money laundering, corruption and tax evasion. The report also revealed that the Centre froze 27 bank accounts containing US$2.8 million and K126.5 million in 2023 on suspicions of...