The police in the Zambezi Region arrested a 38-year-old Maunga Village resident from the Choi area on Wednesday night for the murder of a Zambian national at the Sinai entertainment centre. The deceased, Mike Longwani from Siboya village in Kaungamashi, Zambia, was a shopkeeper at Sinai.
A Namibian man, Sililo Liseho, and two Zambians, Kubonana Sikuniso and Mukuswani Mukuswani, remain in custody pending investigations after being found in possession of cannabis.
The trio was arrested over the weekend while illegally crossing into Namibia from Zambia.
Police in the Kavango East and West Regions are urging local communities to assist in tackling a range of crimes, particularly stock theft, which has become a major concern.
Senior officers of NamPol's border and infrastructure protection directorate are gathered in Rundu to, among others, look at strategies to combat cross-border crime.
