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. 0963 911 357 41, gets 19 convicted, Immigratio­n0961 000 009 apprehends removes 28 illegal immigrants from the country

- By LUCY PHIRI

A COMBINED Team of Immigratio­n and Police Officers in Isoka District have apprehende­d and detained seven male Somali nationals aged between 24 and 32 for failing to appear before the nearest Immigratio­n Officer on entry.

The police also apprehende­d a 63-year-old Zambian Security Guard of Nega Village, Osward Siwakwi, for harboring the illegal immigrants.

And Public Relations Officer, Namati H. Nshinka said the group was nabbed in a Maize field in Chifuma Village along the Isoka/Chinsali Road.

“Preliminar­y investigat­ions suggest that Osward Siwakwi, working with other unknown 2024 to 41. or six months simple imprisonme­nt,’’ people, transporte­d the seven “The Kalomo Immigratio­n he said.

Somalis and hid them in the Office, on March 7, 2024, Further, he said the Mpika

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Maize Field to facilitate their secured the conviction of a Immigratio­n office on March 7, onward movement to South 34-year-old Zambian male, 2024 secured the conviction of Africa. They are all currently Lovemore Lisapo Simachembe­le a 26-year-old Tanzanian Peasant

complex along detained at Isoka Police Station of House number 1425, farmer, James Valentino Sifukwe, pending further investigat­ions,’’ Bridgepark, Kalomo, for employing for engaging in mining he said. an Illegal Immigrant. without a permit.

Mr. Nshinka said the Isoka He was arrested on February “He was apprehende­d on Kafue Road. operation brought the number 27, 2024 for illegally employing 25th February 2024 at Mpika of persons apprehende­d by the a prohibited immigrant, Naftal District’s Kanyelele Gold Mining Department of Immigratio­n for Nicholus, a Tanzanian national, after being handed over to various immigratio­n offences as a Technician. He was the Mpika Immigratio­n Office

0977 400460 between 7th and 10th March, sentenced to a fine of K 1,500 by the Tazara Police Station,

PRIVATE C UNIVERSIT who arrested him for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities at the Gold Mine. He was sentenced to 12 months

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Meanwhile, Mr. Nshinka said between March 7 and 10 2024, the Department of Immigratio­n removed 28 illegal immigrants COLLEGE O from the Country and refused four persons entry into Zambia for failing to meet entry requiremen­ts.

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