04-08-2024 – The Serenje Immigration Office has apprehended 58 undocumented Ethiopians for unlawful entry. The group aged between 15 and 27 was intercepted today at around 01:00 hours in a Lusaka-bound Containerised Volvo Truck registration number ALC 8826T. The Officers were responding to a tip-off from a concerned member of the Public when they alerted Police Officers at Ndabala Checkpoint about 50 Kilometers from Serenje who stopped the Truck. The team of Immigration and Police Officers rushed to the scene and found the Zambian Truck Driver had escaped leaving the keys in the Truck’s ignition.
The Officers conducted a thorough search of the truck and discovered nine undocumented Ethiopians hidden underneath the Container in an improvised compartment near the Truck’s chassis. Meanwhile the other 48 were discovered hidden in a partitioned room at the end of the Container which could only be accessed through the roof of the Container. All the suspects appeared to be in good health and are detained at Serenje Police Station pending further investigations. Meanwhile the Truck has been impounded to assist with investigations.