The Drug Enforcement Commission arrested five people and seized drugs in joint intelligence-led operations across Lusaka, Southern and Muchinga provinces, spokesperson Allan Tamba announced on 22 October 2026.[1][2]
At the Kazungula border in Southern Province, DEC and Zambia Revenue Authority officers aboard a Scania truck, registration DR 80ZD GP, found 111.4 kilogrammes of cannabis; driver Cletus Mulenga, 46, offered officers K10,000 to let him pass, and a follow-up operation arrested Tanzanian Kisibo Osman Alphan, 42, of Temeke Dar es Salaam, at Ten Miles in Chibombo while receiving the consignment.[1][2]
In Lusaka, officers arrested 28-year-old musician Edward Chanda of the Chanda na Kay duo at his flat with 30.3 grammes of cannabis, and separately arrested wanted dealer Eliam “Ghost” Silwamba, 25, with 10 sachets of cannabis plus cocaine and methamphetamine.[1][2] In Mpika, Muchinga Province, officers arrested 37-year-old Roydah Mugala with cocaine, 1.2 kg of cannabis and tablets.[1][2]