By Isaac Zulu
The Police Command in Central Province has said that it has made steady progress with regards to investigations in a matter where four people were arrested in Kapiri Mposhi for allegedly being in possession with suspected materials for making bank notes.
“On 20th January Kapiri Mposhi police recieved intelligence information that there were suspected criminals spotted near Choppies Supermarket along the Great North Road in Kapiri Mposhi who are known to swindle citizens. Acting on the information a follow up was made and four suspects namely; Oscar Kunda aged 30 years of Nkana East Kitwe, Amos Kunda aged 32 years of North Park Kapiri Mposhi, male Jabez [pp-logged-users] Banda (aged 27 years) of Riverside Kapiri and Gabriel Lungu aged 28 years of Riverside Kapiri Mposhi were apprehended in connection with the allegations and a motor vehicle Mercedes Benz registration number BAB 7960 which was found with the same suspects was taken to the Police where it was searched in the presence of the of the owner Oscar Kunda and the blue bag was found behind the car bonnet and it contained the following items, plain paper cut out in the size of bank notes, suspected potassium permanganate and unknown chemicals in a gycerine bottle,” stated Police Province Commissioner Roy Kashimba. “The suspects were interviewed in connection with the offence of making or having in possession paper or implements for forgery contrary to Section 351(a) Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia of which they did not give satisfactory answers and they were detained in police for the named offence. They were charged and arrested for the named subject offence and later released on police bond pending further investigations.”
But when reached for a comment on why the case has delayed to get to the courts of law, Zambia Police Officer Commanding Kabamba Mwenda clarified that the police in the region has made steady progress on the matter, saying the docket has been forwarded to the relevant department to have the matter taken to court.
“We have made steady progress on that matter. I don’t want to preempt anything. You can now make a follow up with the Courts of Law in due course. I am sure the prosecution are making progress on the same matter,” said Kabamba
