DEC probe Kashala

MUKWIMA CHILALA writes THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) says Thursday’s raid at the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) headquarters was part of an on-going investigation against Association general secretary Adrian Kashala for obtaining pecuniary advantage and money laundering . DEC public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo said Kashala was being investigated for money laundering charges but could, however, not confirm on whether the FAZ general secretary had already been warned and cautioned. Katongo said that as part of investigations into the matter, the commission had seized a personal lap top and a central processing Unit (CPU) from Kashala’s office so as to help in the investigations. “As part of investigations involving Mr Adrian Kashala, he is being investigated for obtaining pecuniary advantage and money laundering. And then of course as part of investigations we seized a laptop and a central processing unit, basically to just help us with our investigations,” Katongo said. “On whether he has been formerly arrested or warned and cautioned, I would have to get back to you on that one.”  Last week media reports suggested that Kashala was warned and cautioned by the DEC for money laundering activities involving K30,000 , to which FAZ dispelled as being innuendos meant to tarnish its General Secretary’s image. FAZ vice president Rix Mweemba said the Association had not received any communication from the DEC and that the allegations were just mere innuendos from individuals bent on fighting Kashala. Kashala was last December reported to the Police by former FAZ executive committee member Elijah Chileshe for money laundering involving K30,000. On Thursday DEC officers raided Football House in which the confiscated a personal computer and a central processing unit thereby partially paralyzing operations at the institution. The Sun