Vehicle disappears from dealership

A Ford Ranger double-cab that was parked in the show area outside a car dealership in Walvis Bay was allegedly stolen last week.

Employees of the Novel Ford Motor Company, however, allegedly only noticed the vehicle was missing five days later. According to the Erongo police's crime investigations coordinator Deputy Commissioner Erastus Iikuyu, one of the employees removed the brand new vehicle valued at N$323 317 and parked it outside on 29 November.

“During closing time, the workshop foreman reportedly checked around outside to see whether there were any vehicles that were not brought into the workshop, but he found none,” said Iikuyu.

According to him, it was only noticed on 4 December that the vehicle was gone. The vehicle has not been recovered yet and no arrests have been made.



Cannabis possession

Meanwhile, a 19-year-old man who cultivated cannabis at his house in Henties Bay was arrested on Tuesday.

Iikuyu said he was found in possession of 10 cannabis plants in flower pots and five small bags containing 86 cannabis seeds.

The value of the plants and seeds has not yet been established.

The accused will appear in the Swakopmund Magistrate's Court today.



JESSICA BOTES