Three held in Walvis Bay cannabis arrests; 67 plants and 615 g of seeds seized
Police in Walvis Bay arrested three young men in two cannabis-cultivation cases, including two brothers found with 66 plants and 615 grams of dagga seeds at their home in 7th Road. A 21-year-old man arrested at 6th Road East had 55 grams of dagga and one cannabis plant, and police valued the two discoveries separately at N$30 900 and N$4 250.
Three young men were arrested in Walvis Bay during separate operations by drug
detectives.[1]Two of them were brothers, aged 17 and 21, who were arrested at
about 15:30 on Tuesday.[1]The Erongo regional crime investigations
coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, gave the details of both cases.[1]
Officers found the brothers with 66 cannabis plants they were cultivating inside
their home in 7th Road and two bankies (plastic bags) of dagga seeds weighing
615 grams.[1]Police estimated the value of the dagga and the plants at N$30
900.[1]
In a separate incident, a 21-year-old man was arrested at a house in 6th Road
East on Monday, the day before the brothers.[1]He was arrested for
cultivating a cannabis plant and for being in possession of 55 grams of dagga,
and police estimated the total value of the plant and the dagga at N$4 250.[1]
The Drug Law Enforcement Subdivision of the Namibian Police handled the arrests.[1]
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The article dates the brothers' arrest to Tuesday and the other man's arrest to Monday; 4 and 3 August 2020 are inferred from its 6 August publication date.
The 67 plants and 0.67 kg are sums of the 66 plants and 615 g of seeds found at 7th Road and the one plant and 55 g of dagga found at 6th Road East; no combined total is stated.
Police gave separate value estimates of N$30 900 and N$4 250 for the two discoveries and stated no combined value.
No court appearances or case outcomes were reported for the three arrested men.
It is not stated whether the 615 grams of seeds were included in the N$30 900 valuation, which police described as covering the dagga and the plants.
No weight was given for the cannabis plants, so their yield is unknown.
The article gives the weight of the seeds but not their number.
The article does not say whether the single plant at 6th Road East was grown inside or outdoors.
The whole account rests on one police statement reported by Informanté; no second accessible account of the arrests was found.
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.