SUSPECTED FRAUDSTERS NABBED

FOUR people who impersonated Police Officers and attempted to defraud a man of his Mineral Purity Testing Machine by giving him counterfeit US$800 and K23,100, have been arrested in Lusaka.

This occurred on 11th April, 2024 when Officers from Westwood Police Station, acting on a report received through the Villa Lucia Police Post, successfully thwarted an attempted swindling incident around 15:00 hours, at the Westwood Checkpoint along Mumbwa Road.

Investigations reveal that Andrew Zulu, a 25-year-old resident of Mpika District in Muchinga Province, had advertised his Machine online, attracting the attention of five individuals who expressed interest in purchasing the equipment.

Police Public Relations Officer, Rae Hamoonga, notes that subsequently, Zulu he travelled to Lusaka on 9th April 9 to meet with the purported buyers who he eventually met at Novera Shopping Mall opposite Heroes Stadium.

According to Zulu, he was approached by four individuals posing as Police Officers, driving a grey Toyota Axio with registration number CAA 790.

Hamoonga narrates that during the meeting, the suspects presented the counterfeit currency as payment for the machine, but sensing foul play, Zulu refused the transaction.

In an effort to evade capture, the suspects attempted to flee with Zulu in the vehicle but he managed to alert nearby Officers at the Westwood Police Checkpoint, prompting swift action from law enforcement.

The four suspects apprehended have been identified as Martin Mulonda, aged 53, of Lusaka West, Felix Kasanga, 42, of Kanyama, Martin Kabwe, 36, also of Kanyama and Moses Lugena, 32, of Bauleni Compound.

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