Authorities in Zambia have arrested 70 Ethiopians suspected of engaging in human trafficking during an operation conducted in one of the suburbs of Lusaka, the country’s capital, an immigration spokesperson said on Monday.
Immigration Department spokesperson Namati Nshinka said the suspects were arrested during an operation conducted in the early hours of Saturday in Chazanga, north of the Zambian capital.
The spokesperson said the suspects were found in a small house and did not have any documentation on them at the time of the raid, adding that the arrest brings the total number of people arrested in suspected human trafficking cases in a period of one month to 113.
“This goes to show that the crime is quite rife in Zambia. At the same time, the fact that we have arrested such a huge number in a short period of times should serve as a warning to perpetrators of such crimes that we are relentless and we shall continue to pursue them,” he said in a statement. Enditem
Source: Xinhua/NewsGhana.com.gh
