Audio By Carbonatix
Zambia’s anti-money laundering and drug trafficking body has seized close to $6m (£4.7m) in cash at the main airport in the capital, Lusaka.
Also seized were five pistols, seven magazines, 126 rounds of ammunition, 602 pieces of suspected gold weighing 127kg (279lb) and equipment used for measuring gold.
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) received a tip-off that a chartered aircraft carrying dangerous goods had landed at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport on Sunday evening, according to the body’s director general Nason Banda.
"The Commission has since seized the Global Express T7-WW on which the above items were found and another aircraft belonging to a local airline whose make is King Air B190.
The 10 suspects including a Zambian, have been detained awaiting further investigations," he said in a press statement.
Latest Stories
-
PHOTOS: Proposed Vice-Presidential Villa abandoned for 13 years after over $2.4m spent
13 minutes -
Buem MP Kofi Adams raises alarm over flooding, damaged roads in constituency
18 minutes -
Kotoko should hire best local coach available – Kojo Addae Mensah
22 minutes -
GPL 2026/27: Asante Kotoko, Coach Boadu and two players charged by GFA
27 minutes -
Hohoe flood: Over 700 residents seek shelter in classrooms, MP appeals for help
28 minutes -
Armah-Kofi Buah has not resigned from GoldBod – Lands Ministry
30 minutes -
Attacks on Lordina Mahama, Samira Bawumia reinforce unequal power – Victoria Hamah
46 minutes -
Ghana’s Starlets step up training ahead of second friendly with Morocco
1 hour -
COCOBOD says $1.4bn domestic funding is a strategic shift, not market exclusion
2 hours -
Richmond Quarcoo appointed Ghana’s Chef de Mission for 2028 Olympics
3 hours -
‘Our missing players are more important’ – Gambia coach fires shot at Ghana
4 hours -
Today’s front pages: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
4 hours -
Ghana ‘showing up differently’ on global stage – Joyce Bawah Mogtari
4 hours -
Ghana’s tuna industry in crisis as 20 hook-and-line vessels collapse
5 hours -
South Tongu MP launches apprenticeship programme for 159 young people
5 hours