DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) Director General Nason Banda says the commission’s conviction rate currently stands at above 80 percent. Meanwhile, Banda says alcohol consumption causes more problems than drug abuse because people consume it freely. Banda also says he has never received instructions from President Hakainde Hichilema to arrest any politically inclined person. Speaking when he featured on the News Diggers! Mind Your Business Podcast, Monday, Banda said the high conviction rate was a result of the commission’s preparatory work in collaboration with the National Prosecution Authority (NPA). “In terms of convictions as a law enforcement agency, we are doing extremely well. The rate of conviction is very good. I can safely put it beyond 80 percent. I can safely...




