Owner of R92 million, questionable 100 kg of gold yet. Image from Wallpaper Flare
Owner of R92 million, questionable 100 kg of gold yet to claim parcel
No one has yet claimed to be the owner of R92 million, gold and artillery, which was seized at a Zambian Airport a fortnight ago.
Owner of R92 million, questionable 100 kg of gold yet. Image from Wallpaper Flare
In a bizarre incident that has hogged international headlines, a private charter plane flew from the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to Zambia with contents worthy of millions – but the owner of the contents is yet to claim them.
The plane was found with millions of money, gold bars weighing 100 kg, guns and ammunition. The plane reportedly landed at Kenneth Kaunda Airport on 13 August.
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PRIVATE CHARTER PLANE SEIZED IN ZAMBIA
However, little is known about the person who chartered the private plane. Nobody in Egypt or Zambia has admitted to hiring the plane or owning its contents.
In the backdrop of the interception, all passengers on board have since appeared before the courts in Lusaka. Confirmed reports indicate that five Egyptians and six Zambians were aboard the aircraft.
The passengers have since been charged with smuggling and corrupt practices. A State House official was also among the Zambians who appeared before the courts.
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It is alleged that a Zambian citizen was allowed to pass through the airport’s checkpoints with a bag of gold to meet the Egyptians on the plane.
However, reports have it that the Egyptians demanded more gold, and their movement got the attention of other airport officials. Due to suspicious activities, officials visited the plane and intercepted the deals before making arrests.
BBC reports that several airport officers who entered the plane are now being investigated for allegedly taking $200,000 in bribes from the Egyptian nationals aboard the plane.
This was to allow the plane to take off without arresting anyone, but that was not the cash.
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R92 MILLION, FAKE GOLD AND GUNS SEIZED
Several pistols, 126 rounds of ammunition and what looked like more than 100 kg of gold bars were seized. It was later discovered that the bars were not real, gold bars. The bars were made from copper, nickel, tin and zinc.
Initial statements from the officials had it that there was $11 million, which amounts to R203 million, but it was later changed to $5 million which amounts to R92 million. The owner of the R92 million is yet to claim the parcel.
