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Police operation leads to successful drug confiscation in Erongo

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2025-01-31
WALVIS BAY, 31 January 2025 - Some of the illicit cigarettes confiscated by the police in Erongo during a two-week operation at Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA WALVIS BAY, 31 January 2025 - Some of the illicit cigarettes confiscated by the police in Erongo during a two-week operation at Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
WALVIS BAY, 31 JAN (NAMPA) – Police in the Erongo Region have confiscated and recovered illicit goods and stolen items worth nearly N.dollars 1 million in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.
The goods and drugs were seized during a special police operation launched on 16 January 2025, which also led to numerous arrests and a notable reduction in crime.
The initiative, spearheaded by regional law enforcement, targeted high-crime areas such as Kuisebmond, T...
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WALVIS BAY, 31 January 2025 - Some of the illicit drugs confiscated by the police in Erongo during a two-week operation at Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA WALVIS BAY, 31 January 2025 - Some of the illicit drugs confiscated by the police in Erongo during a two-week operation at Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
WALVIS BAY, 31 January 2025 - Some of the weapons confiscated by the police in the Erongo Region during a two-week operation at Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA WALVIS BAY, 31 January 2025 - Some of the weapons confiscated by the police in the Erongo Region during a two-week operation at Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA
Erongo criminal joint police arrested

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GLASGOW, 29 July 2026 – Para-sprinter Ananias Shikongo and his guide Even Tjuiju in action during the T11/12 100 metres heats at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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GLASGOW, 29 July 2026 – Namibia’s para-sprinter Ananias Shikongo and his guide Even Tjuiju in action during the T11/12 100 metre heats at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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GLASGOW, 29 July 2026 –Para-sprinter Ananias Shikongo and his guide Even Tjuiju in action during the T11/12 100 metre heats at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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GLASGOW, 29 July 2026 – Namibia’s para-sprinter Ananias Shikongo, and his guide Even Tjuiju in action during the T11/12 100 metres heats at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

GLASGOW, 29 July 2026 – Namibia’s para-sprinter Ananias Shikongo, and his guide Even Tjuiju in action during the T11/12 100 metres heats at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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GLASGOW, 29 July 2026 – Para-sprinter Ananias Shikongo and his guide Even Tjuiju in action during the T11/12 100 metre heats at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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GLASGOW, 29 July 2026 – Namibia’s para-sprinter Ananias Shikongo, and his guide Even Tjuiju in action during the T11/12 100 metres heats at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

GLASGOW, 29 July 2026 – Namibia’s para-sprinter Ananias Shikongo, and his guide Even Tjuiju in action during the T11/12 100 metres heats at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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