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Immigration Officer
The Immigration Department has arrested forty one (41) Ugandan herbalists for unlawful stay in the country.
The Ugandans were apprehended on Sunday at a named lodge in Kamwala, where they had assembled to elect leaders of their illegal association of Ugandan herbalists.
Department Spokesperson Namati Nshinka tells Q-News in a statement that all the 41 failed to produce travel or immigration documentation at the time of the raid.
Mr. Shinka says among those apprehended is Don Lubega, 30, who was earlier arrested for failing to observe conditions of his spouse permit, when he was found operating a business called Chief Muhamed Herbal Limited, situated along Nationalist Way, the offence for which he was prosecuted, convicted and fined.
He discloses that Lubega currently holds a temporary permit pending a decision over an appeal against the revocation of his spouse permit.
Mr. Shinka says the department has noted an upswing in the number of foreign nationals trading in herbal products for altering or enlarging certain parts of the human anatomy, most of which have not been tested and certified medically safe by the competent authorities.
He states that many others are swindling some unsuspecting members of the public by making unrealistic promises such as bringing back lost lovers, finding jobs and amassing unexplained wealth.
The Immigration Department Spokesperson has since warned foreign nationals intending to come to Zambia and those who are already resident in Zambia, to abide by all the Laws of the land, as abrogating any law has serious repercussions.