Staff Reporter
THE Namibian police are steadily making inroads in their fight against the smugglers of illicit goods on the country’s northern frontier. The tempo of arrests and the confiscation of illicit goods is showing a noticeable increase.
The latest arrest was effected in the Onelombo village in the Etayi constituency of Omusati where a 20-year-old suspect was apprehended for contravening the Petroleum Products Act of 1990 and the Customs and Excise Act of 1998. It is alleged that the suspect was found in possession of diesel and petrol, suspected to have been imported illegally from Angola.
The police enumerated the items found in possession of the suspect as 31 25-litre containers of diesel; one 25-litre container of petrol; and one 5-litre container of petrol. The police also found one half-empty 25-litre container of petrol and fourteen empty 25-litre containers.
The latest arrest came days after three suspected fuel smugglers were arrested and their illicit fuel confiscated in the Ohangwena Region.
