More organised crimes as 4 nabbed over fake notes

Counterfeit notes have appeared in a variety of situations across Zambia. Some, as was the case in Chipata, eastern Zambia were said to have been locally produced, others in areas such as Mpulungu and Nakonde had their origins in Tanzania. Zambia Police in Nakonde finger Kenya as the source of such counterfeit notes. The Zambia Daily Mail reported in early April about the arrest of four men in Solwezi, north western Zambia with counterfeit Zambian Kwacha notes. The following is the story: FOUR people have been arrested for being found in possession of counterfeit ZMK50,000 (US$10) notes worth ZMK4 million (US$800) after they attempted to buy items at Kyawama market in Solwezi. North-Western Province deputy commanding officer, Lackson Sakala confirmed the incident. Mr Sakala said those arrested were a retrenched Kansanshi Mine employee, a son of a retired police officer and two school leavers. “We have arrested four people after they were found with ZMK4 million counterfeit money. The money was in K50,000 notes bearing the same serial number,” Mr Sakala said. He said the suspects were in custody and that police had launched investigations to establish the source of the counterfeit notes. But many such incidents have occured that have included counterfeit US$. The counterfeit note shown here was photographed from a police collection in Nakonde: