The Drug Enforcement Commission DEC on the Copperbelt has arrested a Tanzanian national for drug trafficking.
DEC Public Relations officer Hussein Khan said in a statement issued to the media that Tukae Sefu Kilufya a female, aged 47 has been formally charged and arrested for Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs contrary to the Laws of Zambia.
Mr. Khan said, Kilufya was intercepted by DEC officers at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport in Ndola as she was en route to Tanzania from Brazil.
He further revealed that, the suspect was profiled at the Airport and later expelled 75 pellets of cocaine (weighing 1.5 kilogrammes) she had swallowed.
“She was profiled at the Airport and later expelled 75 pellets of cocaine (weighing 1.5 kilogrammes) she had swallowed,” he said.
Tukae Sefu Kilufya is detained in lawful custody and will appear in court soon.
