Zambia arrests four company executives for money laundering

on Monday, December 25, 2006
The Drug Enforcement Commission ( DEC) of Zambia has arrested four company executives in Lusaka for money laundering, DEC public relations and press liaison officer Rosten Chulu said in a statement issued in Lusaka Saturday.

They are Barbara Kiwempindi aged 34, John Nyundu, 34, Kennedy Musunka Maini, 33 and Norton Munkondya, 44.

Chulu said Kiwempindi, who is a director of Horizon Properties limited as well as a property consultant, was arrested for forgery, obtaining money by false pretenses, uttering of false documents and money laundering involving 94 million (about 23,500 U.S. dollars).

He said Nyundu, Maini and Munkondya who are chief executive officer, director of administration and director of finance respectively of Logahead Logistics limited, were arrested for forgery, theft by agent and money laundering involving 739,238 dollars.

Chulu warned Zambians against engaging in illegal activities as the long arm of the law will always catch up with them.

Source: Xinhua

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