03/07/2025
CANNABIS GROWERS NABBED IN CHIFWEMA AREA.
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), in Lusaka Province has unearthed a large- scale illicit cannabis cultivation scheme in Chifwema area in Kafue District.
One of the suspects is has been apprehended in connection with the offence of Trafficking in 86.9 kilogrammes of loose cannabis and Unlawful Cultivation of 12 tonnes of cannabis.
The said drugs were destined for sale on the international market.
In a statement to Platinum News, DEC Public Relations Officer Allan Tamba said the arrest follows an intelligence-led operation.
Mr Tamba said those arrested are Bornwell John Mulenga, male aged 50 of Kanyelele village, and Timothy Choolwe, male aged 38, of Mwelwa village.
"Mulenga was apprehended in connection with the offence of Trafficking in 86.9 kilogrammes of loose cannabis and Unlawful Cultivation of 12 tonnes of cannabis, pursuant to Sections 15 and 19 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Number 35 of 2021 of the Laws of Zambia, while Choolwe was apprehended in connection with the offence of Trafficking in 14 kilogrammes of loose cannabis.," he said.
Platinum News | July 3, 2025.