Teacher arrested for dagga dealing

A teacher at the Monica Geingos Junior Secondary School in Otjiwarongo has been arrested for allegedly dealing in cannabis.

The 40-year-old woman and her 54-year-old male accomplice were arrested at their home in the Orwetoveni residential area during a police operation last Thursday.

Otjozondjupa police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Maureen Mbeha, said on Saturday that 520 parcels of cannabis were found hidden in an outside toilet at the house.

“The cannabis, with an estimated street value of over N$18 000, was seized,” said Mbeha.

Both suspects were charged with dealing in, and/or possession of cannabis.

They are expected to appear in the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court today.

Police investigations continue.

Meanwhile, a 24-year-old man was stabbed to death at a bar in Mariental on Saturday.

Deputy Chief Inspector Simon Muhinda, from the Hardap crime investigations unit, said the deceased has been identified as Fillipus Sheuyange.

He said a fight broke out in front of the bar and two men were stabbed.

“Sheuyange died on the scene and 33-year-old Joseph Lazarus is in a stable condition in the hospital,” Muhinda said.

It is not known who stabbed them.

Sheuyange's next of kin has been informed and police investigations continue.

Muhinda further reported that a case of negligent, reckless and drunken driving was reported to the Aranos police station, after a vehicle overturned at 23:00 on Friday in the New Extension residential area.

“The suspect drove a white Volkswagen Polo with a Rehoboth registration and his alcohol level was in excess of 0.67 percent. He lost control of the vehicle and hit an electric pole, causing the vehicle to overturn and land on its roof,” he said. The driver of the vehicle, who only has a learner's licence, was arrested.

In Walvis Bay a case of culpable homicide has been opened.

“At about 20:20 on Friday, a 19-year-old man came out of African Moto bar close to Kabeljou Street and tried to cross the road. “While on the road he was bumped by an oncoming silver Toyota Corolla. He fell in the road and a Volkswagen Jetta sedan, which was travelling in the opposite direction drove over him and pulled him for a short distance,” said Erongo police crime coordinator Erastus Iikuyu.

The man was declared dead on the spot and the drivers of both vehicles were found at the scene. No arrests were made. The next of kin have been informed. The body was taken to the police mortuary and investigations continue.

Also in Erongo, three vehicles were involved in a crash on the B2 between Usakos and Arandis.

“About 1km before Usakos a bus unexpectedly stopped at the side of the road and the driver of a pick-up tried to avoid hitting it from behind and eventually collided head-on with an oncoming white Nissan sedan, driven by a 31-year-old man, who was with one male passenger aged 45. Both were injured in the collision,” said Iikuyu.

He added that a third vehicle, a black Toyota Wish seven-seater, driven by a 32-year-old man, then hit the Nissan sedan from behind. Both the driver and passenger of the Toyota Wish were also injured.

All the injured were taken to the Usakos hospital for medical treatment.

–Additional reporting by own reporter

NAMPA