Mother and daughter held over 187 cannabis plants near Groot-Aub
Namibian police arrested a 55-year-old mother and her 24-year-old daughter near Groot-Aub in the Khomas region and said they found 187 cannabis plants weighing over 35kg, valued at N$1.7 million. The two were taken to the Rehoboth Magistrate’s Court on drug dealing and possession charges.
🇳🇦 Oamites Agri Plots near Groot-Aub, Khomas region · Namibia
Namibian police arrested a 55-year-old mother and her 24-year-old daughter near
Groot-Aub, south of Windhoek, according to the weekly crime report they released
on Sunday.[1]The police said they found 187 cannabis plants weighing over
35kg on the property, which they valued at an estimated N$1.7 million.[1]
The Namibian Sun reported that the two made a first appearance in the Rehoboth
Magistrate’s Court facing charges of drug dealing and possession.[2]
The Issue later described the case as two women arrested in January for
cultivating a cannabis plantation at Groot Aub in the Khomas region.[3]That
summary repeated the 187 plants, the 35-kilogramme weight and the police
estimate of N$1.7 million.[3]
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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.