The Portland Cement Zambia Mafias have been silently paying their games and trying to extract as much money as possible from the cement factory. In the past few years it has become obvious that the Ventriglia family is no longer interested in handling matters through the legal channels, rather they are happy to make things work in their mafia style.
Who can forget the way in which Portland Cement Zambia was acquired. In the early hours of the day the factory premise was surrounded by trucks of goons and the Ventriglia family went on to throw the existing management out of their place. There was no respect for law and order. In the second place, we find that these people have been claiming that the former Finance Bank Chairman Zambia, Dr. Rajan Mahtani had stolen 58% shares of the factory by copying signatures. But when it comes to proving the same the conspirators are running out of evidences.
As per confirmed reports, the Ventriglia family have been intentionally avoiding appearances in the High Court where the ownership of Portland Cement Zambia is to be decided. Last year it was reported that they had missed three hearing sessions and the most shocking incident surfaced in September 2016. The High Court had ordered the presence of Mrs. & Mr. Ventriglia towards the end of September 2016. Sadly, the couple left the nation on September 21, 2016. This gives a clear indication that the Italian Mafias as no longer willing to trust the law of Zambia and prefer to get things done in their own way.
The most astonishing fact is that the Government of Zambia is yet to intervene in this matter. Earlier, the Ventriglia family were also involved in mismanagement and oppression of Portland Cement Zambia. The reason behind their freedom is ‘good relations’ with the officials.