{"id":301832,"date":"2021-03-04T13:44:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T11:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=301832"},"modified":"2021-03-04T13:44:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T11:44:56","slug":"drugs-worth-millions-confiscated-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=301832","title":{"rendered":"Drugs worth millions confiscated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ni\u00ebl Terblanch\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MEMBERS of the Namibian Police during February have confiscated illicit drugs worth just short of N$2.65 million during the arrest of 96 people that were found in possession of the contraband.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the monthly seizure and arrest report provided by Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, the head of NamPol\u2019s Public Relations Division, officers apprehended 91 Namibians, one Congolese national, one Burundian national, one German national, one Malian national, and one person from Mozambique.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Drugs-worth-millions-confiscated.jpg\" alt=\"Drugs worth millions confiscated members Namibian Police February illicit million arrest contraband\" class=\"wp-image-301833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Drugs-worth-millions-confiscated.jpg 270w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Drugs-worth-millions-confiscated.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>Picture for illustrative purposes only.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All of the suspects face charges of possession and dealing in illicit drugs<br \/>In the process 219 kilograms of dagga worth N$2 189 830, 105 Mandrax tablets worth N$12 600, 102 grams of cocaine powder worth N$51 000, and 114 pieces of crack cocaine worth N$11 400 were seized by arresting officers.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The numbers provided by Deputy Commissioner Shikwambi represent operations conducted by various sub-divisions of NamPol during February.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":301833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-301832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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