• The suspects were contracted by Ministry of National Development Planning to supply laboratory equipment for a research centre in Lusaka Province.
• They submitted a tax invoice valued at USD247, 839.80 and a packing list purporting that they delivered items indicated on the packing list.
• All suspects are in Police custody and necessary arrangements are being made for them to appear before the courts of law.

Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested and jointly charged a Kitwe Businessman and a woman of Kalulushi for money laundering activities involving over US$180, 000.
Commission Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo disclosed to Money FM News that the suspects, who have been identified as Bernard Angetile 54, and Linda Wezi Ngwira, have been arrested for money laundering and obtaining goods by false pretenses.
Ms. Katongo revealed that the two, who are also owners of Linber Enterprises Limited were contracted by Ministry of National Development Planning to supply laboratory equipment for a research centre in Lusaka Province, but that it is alleged that the company forged documents purporting that they had delivered part of the equipment in order to get the payment when in fact not.
She said the duo on dates unknown but between 1st February, 2019 and 31st October, 2019 submitted a tax invoice valued at 247, 839 US dollars and a packing list purporting that they delivered items indicated on the packing list as per agreed terms when in fact not.
“Having been fully paid USD247, 839.80 65% of the contract sum claimed on the tax invoice, Linber Enterprises Limited did submit a Delivery Note to an unauthorized worker at Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI) situated at Mount Makulu in Chilanga purporting to show that they had delivered some items which included 01 Bench-top (XRD) valued at USD145, 000.00 when in fact not.”
“Further, Linber Enterprises Limited subsequently transferred USD55, 385.00 into its Kwacha account domiciled at a named Bank and used the said funds to settle its accounts payables which included debts and staff salaries,” Ms. Katongo disclosed.
Meanwhile, Ms. Katongo disclosed that the Commission in Lusaka has arrested a 28 year-old female Mauritian national residing in Zambia for trafficking in 147.7 grams of Heroin.
She said Vanessa Koonjul was intercepted at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport on 2nd March, 2021 as she was receiving a parcel which contained the Heroin.
“All suspects are in Police custody and necessary arrangements are being made for them to appear before the courts of law,” she said.