Immigration nabs 153 in Ndola, Kitwe enforcement operations

“Two Somali nationals were handed over to the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) after allegedly being found in possession of miraa,” Nshinka said.

In Kitwe, immigration officers conducted a separate clean-up operation in Nkana East, Railways, Ndeke, Nkana West, Riverside and Mwaiseni, during which 67 people were apprehended.

Those apprehended comprised 28 Congolese, 24 Tanzanians, five Cambodians, three Ugandans, three Vietnamese, two Chinese nationals, one Turkish national and one Zambian.

Screening established that 37 people had valid immigration documents, five had expired documents, 24 failed to produce immigration documents, while one Tanzanian national could not be traced in the immigration system.

“The five persons with expired documents comprised four Congolese and one Vietnamese, while the 24 who failed to produce documents comprised 16 Congolese and eight Tanzanians,” he said.

Nshinka said the department would continue conducting routine and intelligence-led enforcement operations in collaboration with other security agencies.

He said all persons encountered during such operations would be treated in accordance with the law.

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