Thirteen suspected criminals are on the loose in Zambia after a tipsy detective unlocked jail cells on New Year's Eve and told inmates they were free to go, police said Friday. The detective "in a ...

(CNN) — A police officer in Zambia has been arrested for allegedly releasing over a dozen prisoners so they could celebrate New Year’s Eve. Detective Inspector Titus Phiri “forcibly seized ...

None of the suspects returned. The Zambia Police Service said Detective Inspector Titus Phiri, a team leader at Leonard Cheelo Police Post under the Kanyama Police Station, had been arrested.