Grade 11 pupil arrested with 756g of skunk cannabis at Otjiwarongo home
Namibian police arrested a 22-year-old Grade 11 pupil at his home in Orwetoveni, Otjiwarongo, and found three parcels of skunk cannabis weighing about 756 grams. Police estimated the street value at N$37 800 and said he would appear in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court.
A 22-year-old male Grade 11 pupil of a school at Otjiwarongo was arrested on
Friday on a charge of possessing or dealing in drugs.[1]Senior inspector
Maureen Mbeha, the Namibian Police’s head of community affairs in the
Otjozondjupa region, said the pupil was arrested in a police action at a house
where he lives in Orwetoveni.[1]Nampa reported that the arrest was made at
about 18h00.[2]
Mbeha said the pupil was found with three large parcels of skunk cannabis.[2]She told Nampa the parcels weighed about 756 grams and had an estimated street
value of N$37 800.[1]
The suspect was to make a first appearance in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate’s Court
on Monday.[1]
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NAMPAnampa.orgGrade 11 learner arrested for possession of cannabis
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Only the publication date, 12 April 2025, is documented apart from the day of the week: police said the arrest happened on "Friday", recorded here as 11 April 2025.
No outcome of the scheduled Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court appearance was published; charges, plea and any sentence are unknown.
The Nampa article was partly behind a subscription notice; only its opening paragraphs were readable, so later details such as court confirmation were not checked.
The value of N$37 800 is a police street-value estimate, not a market or wholesale figure.
Both articles are agency copy (Nampa), so they are not fully independent accounts.
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