Six farmers arrested cultivating 6,385 kg cannabis in Mulobezi
Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission arrested six small-scale farmers for unlawful cannabis cultivation in Mulobezi District and Sibanze village. Officers attributed 6,385 kg of cannabis plants to the group, including a 3.9-tonne plot in Kamwatamwata Village.
🇿🇲 Matako Chiefdom, Mulobezi District and Sibanze village, Zambia
The Drug Enforcement Commission arrested six farmers for cultivation of cannabis
contrary to the laws of Zambia.[1]Five of the arrested farmers are from
Mulobezi District whilst one is from Sibanze village.[1]The Drug Enforcement
Commission in Southern Province arrested five small-scale farmers of Matako
Chiefdom in Mulobezi District for unlawful cultivation of cannabis plants
weighing over six tonnes.[1]A second outlet confirmed that five small-scale
farmers of Matako Chiefdom in Mulobezi District were arrested by the Drug
Enforcement Commission for unlawful cultivation of cannabis plants weighing over
six tonnes.[2]
Sibanda Ntunta, 29, of Kamwatamwata Village was held for cultivation of cannabis
plants weighing 3.9 tonnes.[1]Kapupa Eric, 37, also of Kamwatamwata Village
was held for cultivation of cannabis plants weighing 600 kilograms.[1]Madao
Janita, a female of unknown age in Kazuzi Village was held for cultivation of
cannabis plants weighing 600 kilograms.[1]Kapupa Limbama, 41, also of Kazuzi
Village was held for cultivation of 495 kilograms of cannabis plants.[1]Kapeto Ostern, 36, a small-scale farmer of Sibanze Village was held for
cultivation of cannabis plants weighing 790 kilograms.[1]
The arrests were announced in a statement issued by DEC public relations officer
Kamufisa Manchishi.[1]The suspects were expected to appear in court on the
day of the statement.[1]
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Zambia 24zambia24.comDEC arrests five small scale farmers for unlawful cultivation of cannabis plants weighing over six tonnes
Open questions the AI reported
No separate date was given for the raids; 6 December 2017, the publication and statement date, stands in for the incident date.
The DEC described the five Mulobezi farmers' crop as over six tonnes but named only four totalling 5,595 kg; 6,385 kg is the sum of all five individually stated weights including the 790 kg Sibanze plot, leaving one Mulobezi farmer unnamed or a weight unstated.
No court outcome beyond the expected court appearance on the statement day was reported.
The same article reports a separate Lusaka money-laundering arrest of an export controller, a non-cannabis event left out of this report.
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