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Approximately 37 bundles of copper cathodes, valued at K16.8 million, have been stolen in Chililabombwe.
The drivers of the trucks transporting the copper are currently missing.
The theft is believed to have occurred between Thursday evening and Friday morning in Kasumbalesa, as confirmed by Copperbelt Province Police Commanding Officer Peacewell Mweemba.
According to Mweemba, the stolen copper belongs to Polytra Zambia Limited.
The bundles were loaded onto two trucks, which were en route from CCR Mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to a company in Kitwe.
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The first truck, with registration number 8992 and trailer 8991, was driven by Congolese national Lumbu Lumingu and was carrying 19 bundles of copper.
The second truck, with registration 8994AC22 and trailer number 8993AC22, was driven by another Congolese national, Wungudi Ekanga, and was loaded with 18 bundles.
“The two drivers left Kasumbalesa border post on Thursday around 17:00 hours, maintaining consistent communication with their supervisors.
However, they stopped answering calls and switched off their phones after crossing the Konkola Toll Gate, prompting an investigation,” Mweemba explained.
The trucks were later found abandoned on the Chililabombwe-Chingola road, without the drivers or the copper cathodes.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the theft occurred in Chililabombwe before the trucks were deserted along the road.
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