First Gentleman Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah has called on learners in Rehoboth to stay away from drugs and alcohol. 

Speaking at Dr. Lemmer Secondary School, he warned that substance abuse can derail education, limit opportunities, and weaken the country's development. 

Confiscated drugs that return to the streets undermine efforts against the illegal drug trade.

The organisation Swakopmund Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse is thus calling for stricter measures against dealing in illicit drugs.