• Brian Mtonga has been charged and arrested for Theft by Servant.
• He did steal K24, 228,318.30 the property of SOS Children’s Village Trust.
• He fraudulently transferred the said funds into his personal accounts and later purchased several motor vehicles and two plots.

Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit has arrested an Accountant at SOS Children’s Village Trust in Lusaka for Theft by Servant and Money Laundering involving over K24 million.

Commission Public Relations Officer Hussein Khan revealed that 40 year old Brian Mtonga of Lusaka’s Garden House area has been charged and arrested for Theft by Servant contrary to section 278 of the Penal Code CAP 87 of the Laws of Zambia and Money Laundering contrary to section 7 of the Prohibition and Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 14 of 2001 as amended by Act No. 44 of 2010 of the Laws of Zambia.

“Particulars of the matter are that Brian Mtonga a male aged 40 of House No. 207/2/B Garden House, Lusaka in his capacity as Accountant at SOS Children’s Village Trust jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown on dates unknown but between 1st January, 2017 and 31st December, 2021 did steal K24, 228,318.30 the property of SOS Children’s Village Trust by fraudulently transferring the said funds into his personal accounts and later purchased several motor vehicles and two plots,” Mr. Khan revealed.

Meanwhile, Mr. Khan disclosed that the Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit has charged and arrested a Chinese national identified as Huang Jianlan, for fraud and Possession of Property Suspected of Being Proceeds of Crime.

He added that Ms. Jianlan has been charged and arrested for Operating a Casino without a License contrary to section 79 of the Tourism and Hospitality Act No. 13 of 2015, Forgery and Uttering of False Documents, and Possession of Property Suspected of Being Proceeds of Crime contrary to the Laws of Zambia.

“Particulars of the matter are that Huang Jianlan a female aged 55 of House No. 34 Kuomboka Drive Parklands, Kitwe and Director for Lisboa Casino Limited of Kitwe jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown on dates unknown but between 1st January, 2020 and 2nd December, 2022, operated Lisboa Casino without a license, and further forged a casino license which was uttered to the general public by way of display in the casino purporting that the said license was duly issued by the Ministry of Tourism and Arts when in fact not.”
“Jianlan was also found in possession of cash in various currencies most notably US $ 126, 100 and K809, 135 which have since been seized together with two firearms. The two are on bond and will appear in court soon,” he added.