Drug charges dropped

DRUG-RELATED charges against a well-known businessman and nightclub owner from Windhoek and two other people were withdrawn in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court last week.

Achim Heinrich, Adolf Engels and Donnay Bartlett appeared in court on Wednesday. According to the Prosecutor, the case was withdrawn because of a lack of evidence.The trio were arrested at the coast in June after a wild car chase in the Namib Desert.The 4×4 vehicle the three men were travelling in at the time of their arrest was searched by the Police.Two one-gram parcels of cocaine were allegedly found.All three paid N$600 bail each after their first court appearance in June.According to the Prosecutor, the case was withdrawn because of a lack of evidence.The trio were arrested at the coast in June after a wild car chase in the Namib Desert.The 4×4 vehicle the three men were travelling in at the time of their arrest was searched by the Police.Two one-gram parcels of cocaine were allegedly found.All three paid N$600 bail each after their first court appearance in June.