Tourists robbed at coastal campsite
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In two separate incidents, tourists were robbed of possessions worth thousands of Namibian dollars at Swakopmund's Tiger Reef campsite last week.
In the first incident, suspects broke into a South African tourist's caravan. Goods worth N$80 000 - including a camera, clothes, a wallet and a PlayStation gaming console - were looted.
On the same day, tourists from Switzerland were held at gunpoint and robbed of, among other things, a laptop, a smartphone, clothes, cameras and US$300 (about N$5 150). The value of the goods totalled about N$55 000.
According to the Erongo crime investigations coordinator, deputy commissioner Erastus Ikuyu, no one has been arrested in connection with the robberies yet. Police investigations continue.
In the first incident, suspects broke into a South African tourist's caravan. Goods worth N$80 000 - including a camera, clothes, a wallet and a PlayStation gaming console - were looted.
On the same day, tourists from Switzerland were held at gunpoint and robbed of, among other things, a laptop, a smartphone, clothes, cameras and US$300 (about N$5 150). The value of the goods totalled about N$55 000.
According to the Erongo crime investigations coordinator, deputy commissioner Erastus Ikuyu, no one has been arrested in connection with the robberies yet. Police investigations continue.
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