Eleven Arrested for Operating Drug Stores Illegally in Central Province
ZAMBIA MEDICINES REGULATORY AUTHORITY
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON OPERATING ILLEGAL DRUG STORE
Lusaka, Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020……. Eleven people of Kapiri Mposhi District, Central Province have been arrested for operating a Pharmacy without a Certificate of Registration contrary to Section 14(1) of the Medicines and Allied Substances Act No. 3 of 2013. Particulars of the offenders are as listed below;
| SNO. | NAME OF PERSON | SEX & AGE | NAME OF OUTLET | LOCATION |
| 1. | Patrick Chate |
M/19 |
Unmarked | Ndeke A Township |
| 2. | Sharon Kalipenta |
F/20 |
Unmarked | Kawama Township |
| 3. | Kayombo Chisale |
M/30 |
Hayameno Drug Store | Town Centre |
| 4. | Lazarous Daka |
M/30 |
Mwaiseni Drug Store | Town Centre |
| 5. | Simon Anderson Phiri |
M/77 |
S & F Surgery | Ndeke Township |
| 6. | Jabes Banda |
M/23 |
J & N Drug Store | Town Centre (Tambalale Market) |
| 7. | Elias Miselo |
M/65 |
Lushibashi Dispensers | Town Centre (Tambalale Market |
| 8. | Jones Mumba |
M/22 |
Takondwera Drug Store | Matilyo Township |
| 9. | Lameck Chileshe Musonda |
M/27 |
Gertma Drug Store | Kawama Township |
| 10 | Gloria Lungu |
F/23 |
Samuel Z. Health | Turn off |
| 11 | Robert Simfukwe |
M/22 |
Mpula Chemist | Mpula Market |
The eleven have since been released on Police Bond and will appear in court soon.
This came to light during a surveillance routine inspection directed towards curbing the sale of medicine and allied substances in unregistered outlets undertaken by the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) inspectors, in collaboration with the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) Officers.
