Drug Enforcement
Zambian coverage mentioning drug enforcement, gathered from every newsroom we follow.
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Lifestyle
Archbishop Banda reportedly summoned by Drug Enforcement Commission
Lusaka Archbishop, Dr. Alick Banda, has reportedly been summoned by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) on Monday Sept. 28, prompting the Archdiocese of Lusaka to call on the faithful to remain united in prayer and solidarity with the Church leader. In a statement dated Sept…
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Crime & Courts
DEC Arrests 12 People in Drug Crackdown
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested 12 people in separate drug-related cases in Lusaka...
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Crime & Courts
DEC Arrests 12 in Separate Drug Busts
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested 12 people in separate intelligence-led operations targeting illicit...
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Crime & Courts
Tanzanian among 20 arrested in crackdown of drug barons by DEC
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has reportedly arrested more than 20 suspected drug traffickers and seized over 120 kilogrammes of cannabis and other illicit drugs in intelligence-led operations across four provinces. According to a statement issued on Monday by the DEC Public Relations Officer, Allan…
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Crime & Courts
DEC Arrests 12 in Separate Drug Busts
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested 12 people in separate intelligence-led operations targeting illicit drugs in Lusaka Province. According to DEC Public Relations Officer Allan Tamba, 10 people have been arrested and charged following the seizure of 10.8 kilogrammes of cannabis during an operation…
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Crime & Courts
DEC arrests 4 in crackdown on drug trafficking networks across 3 provinces
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested four suspects and seized various quantities of cannabis following intelligence-led operations in Muchinga, Southern and Lusaka Provinces. In a statement issued in Lusaka on Monday, DEC Public Relations Officer, Allan Tamba, said the operations were part of intensified…
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Crime & Courts
Zambia drug agency seizes over 8,000 bottles of medication laced with codeine
Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested several people and seized illicit drugs, including 170 boxes of Benylin cough syrup containing codeine, in separate operations across the country, the agency said on Monday. Allan Tamba, Public Relations Officer at DEC, said two trucks travelling from…
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Crime & Courts
DEC Unearths Suspected Counterfeit Fertiliser Plant
The Drug Enforcement Commission -DEC- has uncovered a plant allegedly involved in...
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Crime & Courts
Archbishop Alick Banda Reports at DEC
Lusaka Catholic Archdiocese Archbishop, ALICK BANDA has reported at the Drug Enforcement...
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Crime & Courts
Archbishop Alick Banda Arrested , To Appear in Court
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), has formally charged and arrested His Grace,the...
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Crime & Courts
DEC Probes Sale of DrugLaced Scorns in Mongu
The Drug Enforcement Commission is investigating the alleged sale of scorns laced with marijuana and...
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Crime & Courts
DEC Charges Archbishop Alick Banda over Alleged Unlawful Possession of ZRA Vehicle
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has formally charged and arrested Lusaka Archdiocese Archbishop, His Grace...
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Crime & Courts
Police, DEC Warn against Unlawful Gatherings as Archbishop Alick Banda Appears before DEC
The Zambia Police Service and the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) have urged members of the...
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Crime & Courts
DEC arrests two in 175 kg cross-border cannabis trafficking case
Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says it has arrested and jointly charged two suspected drug suppliers in connection with the trafficking of 175 kilogrammes of dry cannabis from Malawi into Zambia. DEC Public Relations Officer, Allan Tamba, identified the suspects as Moffat Mlotha, 39, a…
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Crime & Courts
Archbishop Banda Summoned by DEC
Archbishop of Lusaka, His Grace Most Reverend Dr. Alick Banda, has been summoned by the Drug Enforcement Commission, with the Archdiocese of Lusaka calling on the faithful to stand in solidarity with their Local Shepherd. The Archdiocese says it is deeply concerned about the Archbishop’s…
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Crime & Courts
Authorities warn public ahead of Archbishop Banda questioning
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and the Zambia Police Service have warned members of the public against unlawful assemblies, processions or any conduct that may breach the peace as Lusaka Archbishop Dr. Alick Banda appears for questioning over a vehicle suspected to have been unlawfully…
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Crime & Courts
Binwell, three-others captured by DEC, Police!
Drug Enforcement Commission—DEC has arrested four suspects and seized more than 25 kilogrammes of cannabis in coordinated operations across Muchinga, Southern and Lusaka Provinces. Tamba tells TV Yatu in a statement that among the suspects is Binwell Chanda, 59, who has been arrested on allegations…
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Crime & Courts
DEC Seizes 20.4kg of Cannabis, Arrests Three
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested three people in separate intelligence-led operations in Northern and Lusaka Provinces, resulting in the seizure of more than 20 kilogrammes of cannabis. The suspects have been identified as Joseph Kaoma, 23, Oliver Mukuka, 21, and Chibeka Chola, 33…
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Crime & Courts
Lubinda demands transparency over renewed DEC summons of Archbishop Banda
Given Lubinda, an opposition voice, has expressed concern over the renewed summons issued to Archbishop Alick Banda by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), calling for transparency, fairness and respect for due process. Banda had reportedly been summoned by the DEC on Monday, Sept. 28, prompting…
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Crime & Courts
79 Cyber crime suspects targeted to attack government systems including ECZ – DEC
DEC Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) investigations into 79 people recently apprehended in Lusaka, has revealed that suspects operated a clandestine digital laboratory to compromise the security, integrity and availability of strategic Government information systems. The systems targeted include those linked to the Electoral
