By JULIUS PHIRI –
A FORTY-year-old man of Lusaka has pleaded guilty to money laundering activities involving more than K4,000.
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) arrested Charles Zulu of Garden Compound for obtaining money by false pretenses and uttering of false documents contrary to the laws of Zambia.
DEC Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo, said in a statement that Zulu, alias Mylon Mushala or Victor Chanda, between June 1, 2014 and March 10, this year, obtained K4,500 from four unsuspecting members of the public by pretending that he worked for a named international Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that would employ them.
Ms Katongo said the suspect attempted to obtain K1,000 from another member of the public by purporting that he would offer employment to her two nephews.
“The suspect has since pleaded guilty to all the charges in the courts of law and his case comes up for sentencing in the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court on Friday, March 20,”she said.
