Staff Reporter
AN EMPLOYEE of Farm Uitkoms, located about two kilometres from Ariamsvlei in the ||Karas Region, discovered a hidden bag of cannabis worth over N$500 000.
The farm worker was gathering sheep in the farm camp at around 18:00 on Friday when he came across a green bag hidden in a bush. The Namibian police were promptly summoned to the scene and informed of the discovery.
The bag contained five parcels of pure cannabis, weighing a total of 10.605 kg and valued at N$530,250.
Since the site is close to the Namibia-South Africa border, the police suspect that drug dealers may have placed the drugs there—either after smuggling them into Namibia or in preparation for smuggling them out of the country.
No arrests have been made.
Meanwhile, other drug-related cases were reported to the police over the weekend in Opuwo, Mariental, and Mururani.
A 53-year-old Namibian man was arrested in Opuwo on Friday after he was allegedly found in possession of a parcel of cannabis valued at N$47,800, along with “Yes” cigarettes and a cash amount of N$5,530.
Another male suspect, aged 30, was arrested in Mariental after being found in possession of cannabis valued at N$3,750.
The police at Mururani in the Kavango West Region arrested one suspect on Friday afternoon and another on Saturday afternoon, both on drug-related charges.
The first suspect, aged 21, was arrested on Friday during a search at the Mururani police checkpoint after he was found in possession of cannabis of undetermined value.
The second suspect, a 23-year-old Angolan national, was arrested on Saturday during a police operation in Mpora village after cannabis was discovered in a red Toyota pickup with a Rundu registration number.
The weight and value of the seized cannabis have not yet been determined.
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