Suspect flees as 104 cannabis parcels seized at Noordoewer border
Border officials at Noordoewer seized 104 parcels of skunk cannabis valued by police at N$5.45 million from a Windhoek-registered vehicle entering Namibia from South Africa. The Namibian driver fled during the scanner inspection and remained at large, while the traced owner denied owning the impounded vehicle.
🇳🇦 Noordoewer border post, //Kharas region · Namibia
National police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi confirmed the
Noordoewer seizure in a weekend police report released on Sunday.[1]A
Namibian man driving the vehicle disappeared after border officials detected
hidden objects during a scanner inspection.[1]Vehicle records traced the car
to a Tanzanian national living in Namibia, who denied ownership of the car when
questioned by police.[1]The suspect was still at large and police
investigations were continuing.[2]
The interception happened at around 03h00 on Friday at the Noordoewer border
post as a white Mahindra with Windhoek registration entered Namibia from South
Africa.[2]Officers recovered 104 parcels of cannabis described as skunk
concealed in the vehicle’s compartments.[2]Police valued the cannabis at
N$5,450,000.[2]Officers seized the drugs and impounded the vehicle.[1]Police in the //Kharas region opened a case of dealing in prohibited
dependence-producing drugs over the seizure.[2]
Case data
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On 4 November 2026 a suspect fled on foot from a random vehicle search at the Bukalo roadblock in Zambezi, abandoning cannabis police valued at N$177,000 with a vehicle and cash. Police are hunting the suspect, wanted on six counts including dealing and possession of cannabis and money laundering.
Namibian police arrested a 38-year-old woman in Windhoek's Goreangab area in September 2026 after recovering about 10.2 kg of suspected cannabis and 17,717 Mandrax tablets worth over N$2.2 million. She faces drug-dealing charges.
Namibian Police said they arrested 196 suspects and seized 391,879.86 kilograms of cannabis between 1 and 28 February 2026. A second outlet reported the same cannabis weight and nationality breakdown but put the arrest count at 200.
Namibian police arrested 211 suspects and seized more than 1 085 kilogrammes of cannabis during drug operations across the country in September 2025, alongside Mandrax, cocaine powder and crack cocaine. Deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said 202 of those arrested were Namibian nationals and the rest came from Angola, Zambia, Burundi and Tanzania.
