9 Zimbabwean prostitutes arrested in Zambia

THE Immigration Department in Zambia has arrested nine Zimbabwean women for unlawful stay.

According to Immigrations Department public relations officer Namati Nshinka, the nine, who are suspected sex workers, were arrested at a bar in Kanyama township after they failed to produce documentation to verify their immigration status.

Nshinka also revealed that five other persons claiming to be Zambians, among them three women and two men, were apprehended at the same place after they failed to provide proof of their nationality.

He further stated that warn and caution statements would soon be recorded from them.