38-year-old patient arrested with 505 g of cannabis in an ambulance near Otjiwarongo
A 38-year-old male patient was arrested near Otjiwarongo after police stopped and searched the ambulance carrying him from Windhoek to Outjo and found 505 grams of cannabis, which police valued at N$25 250. He was expected to appear in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court on 29 January 2024.
A 38-year-old male patient was arrested near Otjiwarongo after police found
cannabis in his possession while he was being transported in an ambulance.[1]The man was travelling from Windhoek to Outjo in the ambulance, which was
stopped and searched.[1]
Police said 505 grams of cannabis valued at N$25 250 was found in his
possession.[1]The suspect was expected to appear in the Otjiwarongo
Magistrate’s Court on Monday.[1]
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The article says the arrest happened on Friday but does not give the date; 26 January 2024 is inferred from its publication on Sunday 28 January 2024.
Police described the man as a patient but gave no information on his medical condition, treatment or where he was being taken.
No charges, conviction or sentence were reported; the report says only that he was expected in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court on Monday 29 January 2024.
The article says the officers did not state whether the cannabis was confirmed as such by testing.
The same article reports a separate Aranos arrest of two teenagers over cannabis, which is a different event left out here.
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.