Huge drug haul at coast

THE Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Namibian Police at Walvis Bay have arrested five people and confiscated drugs worth more than N$37 000 in the past two weeks.

Deputy Commissioner Andrew Iiyambo, Regional Commander of the Erongo Region, yesterday displayed a haul in his office that included 300 Mandrax tablets, 21 parcels of dagga, 27 ecstasy tablets, three grams of cocaine, three crack cocaine tablets as well as a dagga pipe and a pipe for sniffing cocaine. In the first case, Thomas Titus (35) was arrested on February 21 at Narraville on a charge of possessing 27 ecstasy tablets valued at N$3 240.He appeared in court two days later.He was released on N$3 000 bail and the case was postponed to November 11.Also on February 21, Carraine Wentzer (37) was allegedly caught with two tablets of crack cocaine valued at N$900 at Narraville.He appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court two days later and paid N$2 000 bail.On February 23, Brendan Kenear (29) was caught with one tablet of crack cocaine valued at N$450 at a house at Narraville.He appeared in court the same day and was released on N$800 bail.His case was postponed to November 1.On Thursday, two women were arrested at the Swakop River Bridge.Lonel Michelle Damants (20) and Lozi Daphne Dikua (25), who were travelling from Windhoek to Walvis Bay, were allegedly in possession of 300 Mandrax tablets and 21 parcels of dagga valued at N$18 000 and N$13 350 respectively.They initially appeared in court on Friday, but the case was postponed to Monday.They were granted N$400 bail each and the case was postponed to June 29.The Police said some drug cases could be drawn out as some of the drugs first had to be analysed in the forensic laboratory, which could take a long time.The total value of the confiscated drugs is N$37 290.According to the Deputy Commissioner, all the arrests were made as a result of information provided by the public.Over the Christmas holidays, 11 arrests were made and drugs valued at more than N$36 000 were confiscated.The public can contact the Drug Law Enforcement Unit at 064 – 219000 or 064 – 219030.In the first case, Thomas Titus (35) was arrested on February 21 at Narraville on a charge of possessing 27 ecstasy tablets valued at N$3 240.He appeared in court two days later.He was released on N$3 000 bail and the case was postponed to November 11.Also on February 21, Carraine Wentzer (37) was allegedly caught with two tablets of crack cocaine valued at N$900 at Narraville.He appeared in the Walvis Bay Magistrate’s Court two days later and paid N$2 000 bail.On February 23, Brendan Kenear (29) was caught with one tablet of crack cocaine valued at N$450 at a house at Narraville.He appeared in court the same day and was released on N$800 bail.His case was postponed to November 1.On Thursday, two women were arrested at the Swakop River Bridge.Lonel Michelle Damants (20) and Lozi Daphne Dikua (25), who were travelling from Windhoek to Walvis Bay, were allegedly in possession of 300 Mandrax tablets and 21 parcels of dagga valued at N$18 000 and N$13 350 respectively.They initially appeared in court on Friday, but the case was postponed to Monday.They were granted N$400 bail each and the case was postponed to June 29.The Police said some drug cases could be drawn out as some of the drugs first had to be analysed in the forensic laboratory, which could take a long time.The total value of the confiscated drugs is N$37 290.According to the Deputy Commissioner, all the arrests were made as a result of information provided by the public.Over the Christmas holidays, 11 arrests were made and drugs valued at more than N$36 000 were confiscated.The public can contact the Drug Law Enforcement Unit at 064 – 219000 or 064 – 219030.