South African man held at Noordoewer border post with 13 kg of cannabis
Namibia Revenue Agency officials at the Noordoewer border post found 13 kg of cannabis, valued by police at more than N$200 000, in the bag of a 41-year-old South African man. He was arrested, charged with dealing in cannabis and was due to appear in the Noordoewer Periodic Court.
Namibia Revenue Agency officials at the Noordoewer border post stopped a
41-year-old South African man and searched his bag, finding cannabis.[1]He
was arrested at about 07h00 on Sunday at the border post, after he left his
suitcase hidden, went to stamp his passport and came back for the bag.[1]
The bag held 2.1 kg of cannabis described as skunk, valued at N$105 250, and
10.9 kg described as majat, valued at N$109 100.[1]Police put the total value
of the cannabis at more than N$200 000.[1]
He was charged with one count of dealing in cannabis and was scheduled to appear
in the Noordoewer Periodic Court on Tuesday.[1]Deputy commissioner Nicodemus
Mbango, the Namibian Police’s regional crime investigations coordinator, gave
the account in a crime report on Sunday.[1]Police said their investigations
into the matter were continuing.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article says the man was arrested "on Sunday" and gives 20 January 2025 as its publication date, so 19 January 2025 is used as the incident date.
The value figures are police values: N$105 250 for the 2.1 kg of skunk and N$109 100 for the 10.9 kg of majat, totalling N$214 350, while the article's lead says the cannabis was worth over N$200 000.
Majat is the local name used in the article for one type of cannabis; it is counted here with the skunk as cannabis flower.
The Noordoewer Periodic Court appearance was scheduled for the Tuesday after the article's publication; no outcome of that appearance, plea or later court step was reported.
No second opened account of this seizure was found.
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.