101-year-old Zambian man nabbed over cannabis cultivation, trafficking

Zambia's Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a man aged 101 for allegedly cultivating and trafficking cannabis, local newspaper Zambia Daily Mail reported Friday.

DEC spokesperson Rosten Chulu confirmed the arrest of Timothy Chilekwa, a peasant farmer of Namembo village in Southern province who was born in 1906.

Chulu said the old man was nabbed for alleged unlawful cultivation of cannabis weighing 1.2 tons.

He was also found trafficking two sacks of cannabis weighing 6. 95 kg, Chulu said.

The spokesperson said the 101-year-old would appear in court soon.

In the meantime, the DEC also arrested several other suspects from all over the country for trafficking cannabis, a drug that is widely seen in Zambia's rural areas illegally planted for quick money.

Source: Xinhua