Two arrested at Ariamsvlei border with 37.5 kg of cannabis
Police at the Ariamsvlei border post detained a 30-year-old man and a 45-year-old woman after finding 58 parcels of compressed cannabis, weighing 37.53 kg and valued by police at N$1 125 900, in the car they were driving from South Africa. The two were held at Ariamsvlei Police Station and were to appear in the Karasburg Magistrate's Court on drug-dealing charges.
🇳🇦 Ariamsvlei border post, ||Kharas region · Namibia
Police at the Ariamsvlei border post arrested a 30-year-old man and a
45-year-old woman, both Namibian citizens.[1]A search of the Colt Mitsubishi
they were driving from South Africa into Namibia found 58 parcels of compressed
cannabis.[1]
The cannabis weighed 37,53 kilograms, and police put its street value at N$1 125
900.[1]The two were arrested around 11h40, the deputy commissioner Chrispin
Mubebo, the Namibian Police’s crime investigations coordinator for the ||Kharas
region, told Nampa.[1]
The two were held at the Ariamsvlei Police Station and were expected to appear
in the Karasburg Magistrate’s Court on charges of drug dealing the next day.[1]Police said investigations continued.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article says the arrests happened "yesterday" in a story dated Tuesday 5 November 2019, so 4 November 2019 is used as the incident date.
No court outcome was reported; the article gives the accused only by age and nationality and only says they were expected to appear in the Karasburg Magistrate's Court.
The street value of N$1 125 900 is a police estimate, not a sale price confirmed in court.
Only one source carrying the Nampa statement could be opened; no separate outlet account of the border search was found.
Erongo police arrested 26-year-old Elrico Kenda on 6 November 2026 after a controlled delivery in Sea Point, Walvis Bay, and seized two parcels of suspected cannabis weighing 2 018 grams, valued at N$100 900. He was denied bail in the Walvis Bay Magistrate's Court and the case was postponed to 15 April 2027.
Namibian police arrested 227 suspects during nationwide anti-drug operations in October 2026 and seized illegal drugs including cannabis, Mandrax, cocaine powder and crack cocaine. The force said 220 of those held were Namibian nationals, with the rest Angolan, Congolese, Zambian and Zimbabwean.
Namibian police arrested 165 suspects during nationwide anti-drug operations conducted from 1 to 30 June 2026. Officers seized 279.292 kg of cannabis alongside mandrax tablets, crack cocaine units and other drugs, national police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi said.
Six Linyanti Combined School pupils aged 17 to 21 were questioned over a cannabis supply syndicate, with three held on possession charges including a Zambian alleged supplier. Police seized 740 g of marijuana and recovered over N$5,000 believed to be sale proceeds.