Q FM Africa's Modern Radio
Theresa Katongo
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Lusaka has arrested one person for various offences relating to theft of over K 450, 000.
The suspect is identified as Daniel Joseph Banda, 30, a banker of house number C6, Handsworth Court and has been charged with theft by servant, money laundering and forgery, contrary to the laws of Zambia.
Particulars are that the suspect, jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown but between 1st January, 2016 and 31st December, 2017 did steal K 452, 794.72 by fraudulently drawing money on several accounts of unsuspecting customers using ATM cards issued to himself while fraudulently generating withdrawal slips.
The suspect further forged bank documents purporting to have transferred money from a customer account into the bank’s investment account when in fact not, an act which resulted into money laundering.
The suspect has since been released on police bond and is expected to appear in court soon.
And, the Commission’s Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit in Northern Province has arrested Bizeck Mbewe, 31, an Information Technology Programmer of Mulenga Hills in Kasama District and Boyd Banda, 52, a Senior Systems Analyst also of Kasama District for forgery, contrary to the laws of Zambia.
The duo jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown on dates unknown but between 1st July, 2017 and 31st January, 2018, did forge various receipts which were later issued to customers of Kasama Municipal Council amounting to a total of K 19, 298.30.
The suspects are expected to appear in court soon.
This is according to a statement made available to QTV News by DEC Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo.