The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has impounded and seized a truck for attempting to smuggle Lithium ore, one of Zambia`s strategic minerals at Kazungula Border Post.
ZRA Cooperate Communications Manager, Oliver Nzala, says the exporters declared exporting 29 tons of Silica Sands worth K18, 600, when in fact the truck was carrying Lithium Ore of 1.71% worth K296, 000.
Mr. Nzala has disclosed that the exporter, whose name has been withheld, has since been charged K90, 000 for false declaration of the export mineral.
He has also disclosed that further investigations have been instituted but preliminaries indicate that the mineral was loaded at an unnamed mine in Eastern province and was destined for China.
By Gabriel Josias Muuba