By Michael Kaumba
(ZNBC) The Drug Enforcement Commission -DEC- through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit -AMLIU- has jointly charged and arrested Dessislava Findlay and Harry Findlay for Money Laundering contrary to Section 7 of the Prohibition and Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 14 of 2001 as amended by Act No. 44 of 2010.
DEC Public Relations Officer Mathias Kamanga has disclosed this to ZNBC News,this evening.
Details of the matter are that Dessislava Findlay and Harry Findlay, in their capacity as Directors in Twatotela Properties Ltd jointly and whilst acting together with other persons unknown, on dates unknown but between 1st January 2016 and 31st December 2021, did receive money amounting to K386m through Findlay and Associates Law firm.
The money is reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime.
Dessislava Findlay has also been charged and arrested for Gratification paid to a known government former official amounting to over K4.1m,contrary to Section 29 of the Anti-Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012 of the Laws of Zambia.
This follows the conclusion of investigations that the Commission has been conducting which led to the seizure of over K40m last year.
The suspects are currently on Police bond and will appear in court soon.