Namibian police arrested five people in separate operations at Aroab, Aranos, Tses and Omatako over the weekend of 3 to 5 October 2025, on suspicion of possessing and dealing in cannabis and other illegal substances.[1] Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi said the arrests came during routine roadblocks and patrols targeting drug offences.[1]

At Aroab on Friday afternoon, officers at a mini roadblock on the C16 gravel road in front of the Aroab Police Station found two large parcels of cannabis, described as skunk, in packets of chips inside a public transport minibus and arrested a 27-year-old man.[1] Police valued the two parcels at N$10 000, and the man was expected in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court on Monday.[1]

At Aranos, police arrested a 38-year-old man near the Shoprite shopping centre after finding drugs hidden in a 2.5 kg bag of white sugar.[1] Shikwambi said the Aranos haul held one and a half Mandrax tablets, 48 “bankies” of skunk cannabis and loose cannabis, valued at N$2 580.[1] Later that night at Aroab, police arrested a 42-year-old man after finding a small cannabis plantation at his plot in the Groenhoek area, and seized two plants about 30 centimetres tall.[1] He was to appear in the Keetmanshoop Magistrate’s Court.[1]

At Tses, a stop-and-search led to the arrest of a 24-year-old man found with a quarter of a Mandrax tablet, one “bankie” of cannabis and another container holding cannabis seeds.[1] Shikwambi said he faces charges of dealing in and possessing dependence-producing substances.[1] At Omatako, in the Maroelaboom area, a night patrol arrested a 32-year-old man with 22 small zip-lock bags of cannabis and one large bag of skunk cannabis, valued at N$1 100.[1]

All five suspects remained in custody for appearances in their respective magistrate courts that week while investigations continued.[1]