Three held in Walvis Bay cannabis arrests, 842 g and cigarettes seized
Two Zimbabwean men were arrested in Walvis Bay allegedly selling cannabis to an undercover police officer, and police seized 655 grams of majad cannabis and 4,108 packets of illicit cigarettes. A 25-year-old Namibian man was arrested the next day in Kuisebmond with 187 grams of skunk, bringing to three the people held over the weekend.
Two Zimbabwean men, aged 24 and 26, were arrested at Walvis Bay on Friday, 7
June 2024, while allegedly selling cannabis to an undercover police officer.[1]Erongo police spokesperson chief inspector Ileni Shapumba said the arrest
followed an intelligence-driven operation that also recovered illicit
cigarettes.[1]A Namibian man, 25, was arrested for alleged cannabis
possession at Kuisebmond in Walvis Bay the next day.[1]
Police seized four parcels and two big bankies of majad cannabis weighing 655
grams, plus 4,108 packets of illicit cigarettes, from the Walvis Bay pair.[1]Shapumba valued that discovery at N$88,710, a figure police gave for the
cannabis and cigarettes together.[1]Police said the two arrested men had no
legal documents with them.[1]
The Kuisebmond arrest was made by police officers and police reservists working
together.[1]Their haul was one medium and 96 small bankies of skunk cannabis
weighing 187 grams.[1]Police estimated that skunk at N$9,350.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article says only that the Walvis Bay arrests happened on Friday and the Kuisebmond arrest on Saturday; 7 June 2024 is inferred from the 9 June publication date.
The 655 grams of majad cannabis and the 187 grams of skunk come from two separate arrests; the 0.842 kg total is their sum, not a figure the source states.
The N$88,710 valuation covers the cannabis parcels and the 4,108 cigarette packets together, and N$9,350 is the separate estimate for the Kuisebmond skunk; the article does not separate a cannabis-only value.
No charges, court appearances or case outcomes are reported for any of the three arrested men.
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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.