By CHARITY MOONGA –
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a 43 -year-old woman of Lusaka for money laundering activities involving over K24, 000.
DEC public relations officer Theresa Katongo confirmed the development in a statement yesterday and named the woman as Elizabeth Kaoma, 43, a Shopkeeper of Plot 19/01 Ng’ombe Township in Lusaka.
Ms Katongo said Kaoma was arrested and charged with theft by servant, forgery and uttering of false documents contrary to the laws of Zambia.
Particulars of the offence were that Elizabeth Kaoma between April, 2009 and December, 2009 allegedly stole a blank cheque belonging to the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) which came into her possession as an employee of FODEP at the time.
Kaoma further allegedly inserted an amount of K24, 500 on the cheque and forged signatures before cashing it.
Kaoma is currently on Police Bond and will appear in court soon.
Meanwhile, the Commission in Eastern Province arrested Philip Chabinga, 30, of Muyombe turn-off in Lundazi District for being in possession of K1, 100 counterfeit notes in K100 bills. The suspect was apprehended at Kobil Filling Station in Lundazi as he was about to buy fuel using the same money.
And in Luapula Province, the Commission has arrested John Chabala, 67, a peasant farmer of Menso village in Nchelenge District for trafficking in 3.5kg of cannabis while in Southern Province, Prisca Siamuntu, 49, of Munta Compound in Maamba was arrested for trafficking in 1.2kg of cannabis.
All suspects will appear in court soon.