Couple arrested in Ondangwa with four cannabis bankies worth N$250
A month-long police operation named Usalama in Namibia's Oshana region ended with the arrest of a 30-year-old woman and her 29-year-old boyfriend at Omashaka informal settlement in Ondangwa, suspected of selling drugs. Police found four bankies of cannabis valued at N$250, crack cocaine and contraband in their house.
🇳🇦 Omashaka informal settlement, Ondangwa, Oshana region · Namibia
Police in Namibia’s Oshana region arrested a 30-year-old woman and her
29-year-old boyfriend at Omashaka informal settlement in Ondangwa, during a
month-long operation called Usalama.[1]The police crime report says the
couple, suspected of dealing in drugs, flushed the drugs down a toilet bowl when
officers arrived.[1]
Operation members disconnected the sewage pipes and recovered the drugs from the
sewage pond.[1]The couple were found with four bankies of cannabis valued by
police at N$250, alongside 52 units of crack cocaine worth a stated street value
of N$5 200.[1]Police also confiscated 40 packs of YES cigarettes valued at
N$800 and 20 bottles of Amarula cream from the couple’s house.[1]
The two face charges of dealing in drugs, defeating the course of justice and
contravening the Customs Act.[1]They were held at Ondangwa Police Station and
were expected to appear in the Ondangwa Magistrate’s Court the next day.[1]Police said their investigations continued.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Value (official estimate)
NAD 250
Agency
Namibian Police
Agency type
Police
Activity
Possession, Sale
Setting
Home
Charges
dealing in drugs; defeating the course of justice; contravening the Customs Act
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.
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