The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a Nigerian Businessman believed to be a major supplier of cocaine on the Copperbelt for trafficking in cocaine.
Wisdom Amagbaobi, 36, residing in Ndeke Village, Kitwe has been arrested for trafficking in five sachets of cocaine.
He was apprehended at Parklands Shopping Complex in Kitwe and the Toyota Corolla he was using at the time of arrest has since been seized.
Meanwhile, the Commission has arrested two Zambian women in separate incidences for trafficking in psychotropic substances.
Christina Lombwa, 34, of Zambia compound in Choma has been arrested for trafficking in 1875 prepacks of cannabis in clear plastics concealed in a trunk weighing 92.1kg while, Prisca Nachula, 44, of Ntindi village in Nakonde has been arrested for trafficking in 144 bundles of miraa wrapped in newspaper cuttings and banana leaves concealed in a sack containing second hand clothes weighing 46.1kg.
And in Chipata, the Commission has arrested Daniel Sakala, 28, a peasant farmer of Makoba village for trafficking in 40 rolls of cannabis wrapped in banana leaves weighing 22kg.
All the suspects are in custody and will appear in court soon.
Dodo
October 30, 2012 at 12:29 pm
number 1
Barotse diaspora
October 30, 2012 at 12:41 pm
Firstly, The court should allow them to sale their mechandise and then fine them. abroagated law for it is funny!
Mushkarano!!
October 30, 2012 at 4:59 pm
I wish those Guys were caught with the same quantity of drugs in Bangkok…Ni Death penalty tata.
candy
October 30, 2012 at 5:18 pm
why are drugs banned when alcohol is allowed?
taliban
October 30, 2012 at 5:52 pm
castrate and deport the man..
nshendi
October 31, 2012 at 1:55 am
Drug Baron with 5 sachets of cocaine,small quantity for you to use the word baron.his just some guy with cocaine not a baron,choose your words properly.anyway deport that nigga zambia had enough problems of its own
Tony Kasonde
October 31, 2012 at 8:30 am
Why should you call someone a drug baron for selling five sachets of cocaine?
Abakonzi
November 1, 2012 at 6:50 pm
If there’s demand for cocainne in zambia then let the guy do his. business.ok, here it is;