A combined team of officers from the Zambia Police Service, Drug Enforcement Commission and the Department of Immigration have apprehended 105 people aged between 17 and 51 following an operation in Lusaka’s Mtendere Compound.
A joint statement indicates that Officers swung into action around 21:00 hours, Friday.
Among the suspects, 25 were picked for Immigration related offences comprising 11 Burundians, seven Tanzanians, four Congolese, two Zimbabweans and one Rwandese.
One person was nabbed for a drug related offence while 79 were apprehended for Idle and Disorderly.
All suspects are detained in Police custody awaiting to be formally charged, with operations set to continue an effort to rid the City from criminal elements. This is contained in a report published by Byta FM.