May.05, 2010, 03:40 CAT
DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) officers on Monday morning picked up MMD Copperbelt youth chairperson Richard Mofya to answer money laundering charges.
DEC public relations officer John Nyawali confirmed the development in an interview but said that Mofya, 45, a driver at ZAMTEL, had not yet been arrested.
“Yes, we have a Richard Mofya here with us. We have not yet arrested him but we have just summoned him to our offices to answer money laundering charges and for the procurement of cement from Lafarge meant for a named water unity company,” he said.
“The reason why our officers picked him from his office is because he did not want to come to our office whenever he was summoned. A lot of callouts were made to him but he has never reported and that is why he was picked up.”
Nyawali, however, said he could not give more details because investigations were still ongoing.
When contacted for a comment, Mofya could not be reached as all his phones were switched off.