Truck Driver Flees as Fish Worth over K1.3 Million Vanishes in Transit

He says the consignment was loaded onto a refrigerated truck and trailer, bearing Namibian registration numbers N282-282WB and N285-282WB, and was destined for the company’s warehouse in Kasumbalesa.

He adds that the truck was being driven by a Zimbabwean national.

Mr. Hamoonga says it is alleged that upon reaching the Kasumbalesa area on 25th August, 2026, the driver stopped responding to calls from his employers. He said on 26th August, 2026, the truck was allegedly discovered abandoned near Petroda Filling Station in Kasumbalesa, while the driver was nowhere to be found.

Mr. Hamoonga says the entire consignment of 1,335 boxes of fish was allegedly missing from the truck.

He says the driver and other persons unknown are strongly suspected to have been involved in the theft.

Acting on the report, Mr. Hamoonga said police opened a docket and instituted investigations into the matter. He said preliminary information obtained from the Immigration Department at Chirundu One Stop Border Post indicates that the driver allegedly exited Zambia through the border post on 26th August, 2026 at approximately 13:03 hours.

The Copperbelt Police Commissioner has confirmed that no arrest has been made, and the stolen consignment has not yet been recovered.