A number of people were arrested after they were found in possession of drugs in Swakopmund, Erongo Region, during police operations.

All the suspects were arrested in the Mondesa suburb.

A 28-year-old Congolese woman with refugee status was detained in Tamariskia after she was found with seven bankies of crystal meth, 11 dosages of cocaine powder, and six kilograms of cannabis, all worth N$31,000.