Police arrested three men travelling near Uis with 20 parcels of cannabis and 2,037 mandrax tablets. The main suspect had been under surveillance after collecting stock via Windhoek and Omaruru.
🇳🇦 approximately 26km before Uis, Erongo Region · Namibia
Police arrested three men for alleged possession of cannabis and mandrax tablets
during an operation near Uis.[1]Officers intercepted the suspects at around
01h20 about 26km before Uis while they were travelling in a white Isuzu 260.[1]The three suspects are Namibian men.[2]
The suspects were found with 20 parcels of cannabis and two plastic bags
containing 2,037 mandrax tablets.[1]Police said the value of the drugs was
yet to be determined.[1]
Police spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi said the main suspect had been under
surveillance while travelling on public transport from Windhoek via Omaruru to
collect his stock.[1]She said the main suspect was then picked up by the
other two suspects from Omaruru toward his destination.[1]Police
investigations into the matter were continuing.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The reports give no weight for the 20 parcels of cannabis, so no cannabis quantity is recorded.
The value of the drugs had not been determined in these reports.
The exact incident date is inferred as Thursday 13 March 2025 from the Thursday-morning operation and second report of last Thursday before the 19 March publications.
No charges, court outcome or further detention details were reported.
The 2,037 mandrax tablets are a non-cannabis substance and are excluded from cannabis figures.
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.