The Erongo police have expressed concern over the number of young people who leave their homes without informing their parents and guardians, forcing them to report them missing.
The Erongo Police will continue their special operations to arrest drug dealers, thieves, and other criminals terrorising Swakopmund residents.
Chief Inspector Iileni Shapumba says recent operations in this regard have yielded success.
Amid the festivities, the public is warned not to relax their guard but to be on the lookout for criminals or scammers who up their game during this time of the year.
Safety and security are the number-one priorities of the Erongo Police at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.
The Erongo Police have released the names of the two people who died in a helicopter accident near the Swakopmund airport.
One of the deceased was 54-year-old Jacques Jacobs, a Chief Pilot and Pilot Instructor at the Flying School Company.
The Erongo Police have confiscated drugs worth N$1.2 million from young people since the beginning of the year.
Substance abuse is said to be an enormous social problem in the Erongo Region, with Swakopmund's Mondesa being the hotspot.
The Erongo Police are investigating a case in which body parts were discovered floating in a plastic bag in a sewage dam at Karibib.
Regional Commander Nikolaus Kupembona confirmed the gruesome discovery to nbc News.
