• 23 year old Andrew Mwanza, has been arrested for obtaining money by false pretenses and money laundering contrary to laws of Zambia.
• He obtained K70, 620 from various people by purporting that he would assist them obtain Scholarships and Visas.
• The suspect is currently on police bond and will appear in court soon.

Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) through its Anti-Money Laundering Unit has arrested a University of Lusaka (UNILUS) student for money laundering activities involving over K70, 000.
Commission Public Relations Officer Mathias Kamanga revealed to Money FM News that 23 year old Andrew Mwanza, has been arrested for obtaining money by false pretenses contrary to section 309 of the penal code chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia and money laundering contrary to section 7 of the prohibition and prevention of the money laundering Act No. 14 of 2001 as amended by Act 44 of 2010.
Mr. Kamanga said the suspect, jointly and whilst acting together with other unknown people between 1st March, 2022 and 31st July, 2022 in Lusaka District, obtained K70, 620 from various people by purporting that he would assist them obtain Scholarships and Visas.
“Details of the matter are that Andrew Mwanza jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown on dates unknown but between 1st March, 2022 and 31st July, 2022 in Lusaka District did obtain K70, 620.00 from various people by purporting that he would assist them obtain Scholarships and Visas to study medicine in Canada, Germany and Russia, when in fact not,” Mr. Kamanga said.
He stated that the suspect is currently on police bond and will appear in court soon.
Mr. Kamanga urged members of the public to be cautious of individuals posing as scholarship agents or representatives.
“We therefore, wish to caution members of the public against individuals posing as scholarship agents or representatives. The general public should be wary and do a fact-check especially when there’s a payment involved,” he warned.