19 arrested in Namibia weekend drug sweep; cannabis seized
Namibian police arrested 19 men over the weekend of 11-13 October 2019 in nine drug cases involving cannabis, Mandrax and cocaine across Khorixas, Kalkrand, Kamanjab, Windhoek, Omaruru and Tsumeb. Separately weighed cannabis included 70 g and 55 g at Kalkrand, while other cannabis finds were reported only as balies, parcels or values.
NINETEEN men were arrested for drug-related offences over the weekend.[1]The
police report listed nine drug-related cases including dealing in cannabis,
Mandrax and cocaine.[1]In the Donkerhoek location at Khorixas on Friday,
three men aged 23, 24 and 27 were arrested with cannabis and Mandrax tablets as
well as cash.[1]At Kalkrand on the same day, three men aged 18, 24 and 27
were arrested at different times with 70 grammes, 55 grammes and one parcel of
cannabis respectively.[1]At Kamanjab’s Five Rand location, a 28-year-old man
was also arrested on Friday after police searched his house.[1]Thirty balies
of cannabis and loose cannabis were found in a black plastic bag.[1]
In Windhoek’s Hakahana location, a 34-year-old man was arrested at about 14h00
on Friday with cannabis with a street value of N$220 000.[1]Also on Friday at
Omaruru, five men between the ages of 17 and 28 were arrested with Mandrax
tablets and cannabis.[1]The confiscated drugs at Omaruru had a combined
street value of N$4 680.[1]The combined street value of the Kalkrand drugs
was put at N$7 900.[1]The street value of the Khorixas drugs had not yet been
determined as police investigations were continuing.[1]
In Tsumeb, a 32-year-old man was arrested on Friday after he was allegedly found
in possession of cannabis.[2]A 27-year-old man was arrested at Wanaheda in
Windhoek with 66 rocks of crack cocaine.[1]The Omaruru suspects were to
appear in the Omaruru Magistrate’s Court as police investigations continued.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Only the Kalkrand 70 g and 55 g plus one parcel were weighed; the Kamanjab 30 balies, the Hakahana cannabis valued at N$220 000 and other cannabis parcels had no published weight and are not counted in kg_seized.
No cannabis-only arrest total or value total was published; the 19 arrests and nine cases cover cannabis, Mandrax and cocaine together, and the Omaruru N$4 680 covers Mandrax and cannabis together.
The enumerated incidents account for 15 arrests while the headline and lead state 19; the fuller Nampa account lists additional weekend cannabis arrests not detailed in the submitted account.
Friday 11 October and Sunday 13 October 2019 are inferred from the Tuesday 15 October publication date; the second account dates the Wanaheda crack cocaine arrest to Monday rather than Sunday.
The submitted account does not specify the drug at Tsumeb; the cannabis identification there rests on the second account.
No charges or court outcomes were reported except that the Omaruru suspects were to appear in the Omaruru Magistrate's Court.
The whole account rests on the weekend police crime report reproduced by both outlets, not independent investigations.
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.