Three charged over 11.9 kg of cannabis seized in Mpika, Zambia
Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission jointly charged and arrested three drug suppliers over 410 sachets and eight bundles of high-grade cannabis weighing 11.9 kilogrammes in Mpika District, Muchinga Province. The commission's statement also reported the apprehension of a 50-year-old Zimbabwean woman with 3.2 kilogrammes of cannabis among further arrests.
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), Zambia’s anti-narcotics agency, jointly
charged and arrested three drug suppliers for trafficking 410 sachets and eight
bundles of high-grade cannabis weighing 11.9 kilogrammes in Mpika District,
Muchinga Province.[1]DEC public relations officer Allan Tamba named the three
as Makani Dion, 26, Teddy Nyondo, 24, and Castor Mutondo, 22.[1]Tamba said an
intelligence-led operation by DEC officers in Mpika District produced the
seizures and arrests.[1]Briefly, a legal news service, reported the same DEC
statement: three suppliers charged in Mpika and 11.9 kilogrammes of cannabis
seized.[2]
Tamba said the commission also apprehended Kampiyao Tsitsi, a 50-year-old
Zimbabwean woman, for allegedly possessing 3.2 kilogrammes of high-grade
cannabis, among other arrests.[1]Tamba described the arrests as part of the
commission’s intensified campaign against organised drug trafficking nationwide.[1]The publication reported ten other arrests in all but did not name or
detail them in the accessible text.[1]
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Wansom Brieflywansom.aiDEC: Kampiyao Tsitsi Arrested for Drug Trafficking, 11.9kg Cannabis Seized
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News Diggers is paywalled after the first paragraph; the accessible text gives no date, place, charge wording or court outcome for the 3.2 kilogramme case, the names of the ten other arrests, the packaging weight, or any value for the cannabis.
The article names ten other arrests in its headline but details only the Mpika three and the Zimbabwean woman, so the total number of people held is not clear from the opened text.
Only publication and statement dates are given; 6 October 2026 is used as the incident date.
Two episodes appear under one DEC statement, an Mpika operation and an arrest of the Zimbabwean woman that Briefly describes as separate; the 3.2 kilogrammes is not counted in the figures, and the arrest location is not given in the opened accounts.
Both accounts draw on the same DEC statement and are not independent reporting.
The Drug Enforcement Commission announced on 22 October 2026 joint operations netting cannabis across three provinces: 111.4 kg from a truck at Kazungula whose driver offered a K10,000 bribe, 30.3 g from musician Chanda's Lusaka flat, 10 sachets from a wanted dealer in Lusaka, and 1.2 kg plus cocaine from a woman in Mpika. Five suspects were held.
Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission said an intelligence-led operation at the Summer Reggae and Afro Music Festival in Chongwe District led to ten arrests and the seizure of 10.8 kg of cannabis. Three of those arrested were named, and reports said the group awaited court appearances.
The Drug Enforcement Commission said its Operation Kufeza had seized about 3.3 tonnes of cannabis: 1,751.6 kg of fresh plants and 4.8 kg of seeds in Central Province, 1,478 kg from cultivation in Nkeyema District in Western Province, and 68.42 kg of packed cannabis in Senanga District. Twelve suspects were arrested and were to appear in court.
Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission announced on 1 February 2024 that a series of countrywide raids had seized more than five tons of cannabis and led to thirteen arrests, including 3.12 tons of cultivated cannabis in Kalumbila District. A separate khat seizure was announced alongside the cannabis results.
