19/04/2007 16:00:00
Zambia: 101-year-old Zambian man nabbed over cannabis cultivation,
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Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a man aged 101
for allegedly cultivating and trafficking cannabis, local newspaper
Zambia Daily Mail reported Friday.
DEC spokesperson Rosten Chulu confirmed the arrest of Timothy Chilekwa,
a peasant farmer of Namembo village in Southern province who was born in
1906.
Chulu said the old man was nabbed for alleged unlawful cultivation of
cannabis weighing 1.2 tons.
He was also found trafficking two sacks of cannabis weighing 6. 95 kg,
Chulu said.
The spokesperson said the 101-year-old would appear in court soon.
In the meantime, the DEC also arrested several other suspects from all
over the country for trafficking cannabis, a drug that is widely seen in
Zambia's rural areas illegally planted for quick money.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/
Source:
http://www.ukcia.org/news/shownewsarticle.php?articleid=12461
Author:
People Daily (China) via UKCIA
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