The Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA) Customs Officers stationed at the Ariamsvlei Border Post in the //Kharas Region bore fruit this week as they intercepted a consignment of suspected Mandrax tablets with an estimated value of N$1.9 million. NamRa in a statement said the suspect, a Namibian truck driver known to frequent the border, was apprehended...
November 8, 2024
Tag: Smuggling
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Fuel smuggling at Oshikango border still rife
Law enforcement officials in the Ohangwena Region are facing an uphill battle in their efforts to curb the increasing rates of illegal fuel smuggling at the Oshikango border and surrounding villages. nbc’s reporter Ndapanda Shuuya and cameraman Eddy Eneas visited Oshikango. The border fence between Namibia and Angola is characterised by numerous holes that facilitate...
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Navy warns petrol dealers against smuggling on Badagry waterways
The Forward Operating Base (FOB), Nigerian Navy, Badagry, on Saturday warned petroleum dealers in the town over smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) known as petrol to neighbouring countries. Capt. Adams Aliu, the Commanding Officer, FOB, NN, gave the warning at a stakeholders’ meeting with Petroleum Dealers Association, Badagry Chapter, at the Base office. “If...
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U.S. soldiers in S. Korea caught smuggling drugs – Namibia Daily News
SEOUL, Sept. 20 — U.S. soldiers in South Korea had been caught smuggling drugs from the United States through military mail, local media reported Wednesday citing police. The police in Pyeongtaek, about 60 km south of the capital Seoul where the headquarters of the 28,500-strong U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) is located, apprehended 17 U.S. service...
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Fuel smuggling continues unabated at Oshikango
Staff Reporter SMUGGLERS and police officers continue to play cat-and-mouse at Oshikango in the border town of Helao Nafidi. The traders of illicit goods, illegally imported from Angola, such as fuel, “Yes” cigarettes, and “Best” whiskey, roam the streets but do run away at the appearance of a police patrol, only to return immediately after...
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“Say No to Smuggling Contraband” campaign launched in Windhoek
The Head of the Windhoek Correctional Facility, Oscar Kasuka, has warned against smuggling contraband within the facility, saying it poses threats such as stalking, bullying, and the risk of escape. Kasuka said this during the launch of the Anti-Contraband Campaign in Windhoek under the theme “Say No to Smuggling Contraband”. The campaign, which started last month,...