Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
The Drug Enforcement Commission during the Christmas period arrested over sixty (60) people countrywide for unlawful cultivation and trafficking in various quantities of cannabis.
Commission Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo says among those arrested is George Matoka, 35, a peasant farmer of Mub’anga area in Kabompo District for unlawful cultivation of fresh cannabis plants weighing 676kg, Esther Kunda, 38, a peasant farmer of Kapasha village in Samfya District for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 5.7kg and Fidelis Mwansa, 38, of Musekesa village in Samfya District for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 2.85kg.
Meanwhile, the Commission in Central Province has arrested and jointly charged Stanely Malipa, 43, a Businessman of ZG167 Katondo Compound in Kabwe and Darius Mwendapole, 46, a garden boy also of Katondo compound for trafficking in 206kg of loose cannabis.
Also arrested in Central Province is Lanza Ngulube, 38, a bus driver of Itala Compound in Mkushi District for trafficking in 7.3kg of loose cannabis and Emmanuel Chibwe, 28, of Ndeke Compound in Kapiri Mposhi for trafficking in 5.8kg of loose cannabis.
Others arrested are Micheal Mulenga, 28, a peasant farmer of Kabuswe village in Kasama District for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 3.7kg, Nyambe Subulwa, 24, of Makanda area in Sesheke District for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 3.62kg and Jason Tembo, 42, of House No. A193 Chazanga Compound in Lusaka for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 2.3kg.
And on the Copperbelt the Commission has arrested Elias Siame, 28, a Businessman of House No. 4 Chitimukulu Road in Chambeshi for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 65kg.