Placido Hilukilwa
A MAKESHIFT roadblock erected at the Ruacana-Kamanjab highway in the Omusati Region recently uncovered a large amount of contraband goods, apparently smuggled into Namibia from Angola.
According to the police, the officers who were on a routine night patrol set up a roadblock on the Ruacana-Kamanjab main road and a white Dankie Botswana (Toyota Corolla) vehicle (N203-369W) approached from the direction of Ruacana.
When the vehicle was stopped and searched, the following contraband goods were uncovered:
– 84 packets of “Best” whiskey with a total of 1 680 sachets, and
– 150 boxes of “Yes” cigarettes.
The owners of the items were two female residents of the Opuwo town in the Kunene Region, aged 29 and 37 respectively.
The police said that the case will be handed over to the NamRA office at the Omahenene border post for further handling.
