Grade 9 learners arrested for alleged cannabis possession at Grootfontein

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2026-06-19

GROOTFONTEIN, 17 June 2026 - Cannabis and cash suspected to be proceeds of drugs confiscated at Grootfontein on Wednesday morning. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 19 JUN (NAMPA) – Two Grade 9 learners were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly being in possession of cannabis on the premises of Friedrich Awaseb Senior Secondary School at Grootfontein in the Otjozondjupa Region.
The Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) head of community affairs in the region, Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha, told Nampa on Friday that the suspects are a 19-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, both learners at the school...

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