The Drug Enforcement Commission –DEC-Investigations Unit has intercepted and aided in the recovery of over 8 million kwacha from fraudulent activities orchestrated by a quartet from Lusaka and Livingstone.
Mr Mulenga says the details of the offence are that, between January 1st, 2024 and January 11th 2024, the four individuals collaborated with unknown associates to forge a funds transfer application form and a cross-border/RTGS document.
He says this fraudulent activity targeted a specified customer account at a named bank, authorizing a transfer of K8, 221,000.00 to another account of an external named bank.
Further,mr Mulenga says they engaged in unauthorized access to the named bank by sim-swapping the registered mobile number on the account, leading to the takeover of the account and subsequently, a total sum of k169,000.00 was illicitly withdrawn through ATM transactions, e-wallet transfers, and internal bank transfers.
Meanwhile, Mr Mulenga says the commission in samfya district has apprehended two suspects for illegal cultivation of cannabis plants weighing over 80 kilograms.
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