NPA to Appeal Khadijah Mingel’s Three-Year Drug Trafficking Sentence

2026-03-05 - 14:59

The National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has announced its intention to appeal the three-year sentence imposed on Kitwe businesswoman Khadijah Mingel. The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday sentenced Mingel to three years’ simple imprisonment for trafficking in 500 grammes of cocaine, with half of the sentence suspended. However, the prosecution says the penalty handed down does not