227 arrested as Namibia police seize cannabis in October operations
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 227 suspects during anti-drug operations across the
country in October 2026.[1]The force said the operations also produced
seizures of illegal drugs including cannabis, Mandrax, cocaine powder and crack
cocaine.[1]Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, the police spokesperson,
issued a media release giving the figures.[1]Of those arrested, 220 were
Namibian nationals, two Angolan, one Congolese, three Zambian and one
Zimbabwean.[1]
The police said the seizures and arrests demonstrated their continued efforts to
combat the illegal use and possession of drugs in Namibia.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The Instagram post gives no date for the individual operations; the incident date used is 31 October 2026, the last day of the October period the police cited.
The release gives no weight, plant count or value for any of the cannabis seized, so only the arrest total is recorded.
Mandrax, cocaine powder and crack cocaine are mentioned for context and excluded from cannabis figures; no cannabis-only total can be separated.
No breakdown by region, no charges filed and no court outcome were reported.
The post reproduces an Informante news item; the original Informante page and the police release could not be opened for this report.
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 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.
Police arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly hid 55 g of cannabis under a lunch box meant for a detainee at Oshakati Police Station. He was charged with drug possession and was due in the Oshakati Magistrate's Court the next day.