Namibian police arrested 14 people across the country over the weekend of 19 to 21 December 2025 on charges related to possessing and dealing in illicit drugs.[1]
Police spokesperson Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said five men aged between 23 and 33 were arrested at Rehoboth on Friday after police found them selling cannabis and half a Mandrax tablet from their residence, following a tip-off.[1] Shikwambi said the Rehoboth drugs were estimated to be worth more than N$100 000 and that police confiscated more than N$10 000 in cash believed to be proceeds of drug sales.[1] At Karasburg on Saturday, a 41-year-old man was arrested after a search of his home around 02h00 found Mandrax tablets, and he was expected to appear in the Karasburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday.[1]
At Soweto in Katutura, police arrested two 22-year-old suspects around 17h25 after finding crack cocaine and Mandrax tablets at their residence, drugs valued at N$4 640.[1] A 37-year-old Namibian man was arrested at Keetmanshoop at about 00h50 on Saturday after a body search found cannabis “ballies” on him.[1] In the Maltahöhe district, a 60-year-old man was arrested on Friday after a search of his home found Mandrax tablets and bankies of skunk cannabis, and Shikwambi said the pensioner remained in police custody.[1] An 18-year-old was arrested later that evening at Maltahöhe after being found with cannabis in a search at 19h20.[1] At Outjo, two suspects aged 37 and 45 were arrested on Friday after police on patrol searched their residence and found a plastic bag of skunk cannabis and bankies valued at N$3 250, and they were expected in the Outjo Magistrate’s Court on Monday.[1] A 42-year-old man was arrested on Friday on the M0070 Omitara–Otjinene gravel road after police found him carrying a plastic bag of cannabis.[1]
Police said investigations in all the cases were ongoing.[1]