The Drug Enforcement Commission in Lusaka has arrested a banker for various offences relating to theft of over K450, 000.

The suspect is identified as Daniel Banda, 30, a banker of house number C6, Handsworth Court and has been charged with theft by servant, money laundering and forgery, contrary to the laws of Zambia.

Particulars are that the suspect, jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown but between 1st January, 2016 and 31st December, 2017 did steal K452, 794.72 by fraudulently drawing money on several accounts of unsuspecting customers using ATM cards issued to himself while fraudulently generating withdrawal slips.

DEC Spokesperson Theresa Katongo says the suspect further forged bank documents purporting to have transferred money from a customer account into the bank’s investment account when in fact not, an act which resulted into money laundering.

Ms Katongo says the suspect has since been released on police bond and is expected to appear in court soon.

And, the Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit in Northern Province has arrested Bizeck Mbewe, 31, an Information Technology Programmer of Mulenga Hills in Kasama District and Boyd Banda, 52, a Senior Systems Analyst also of Kasama District for forgery, contrary to the laws of Zambia.

“The duo jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown on dates unknown but between 1st July, 2017 and 31st January, 2018, did forge various receipts which were later issued to customers of Kasama Municipal Council amounting to a total of K 19, 298.30”, she disclosed.

She says the suspects are expected to appear in court soon.