Namsov trawler captain arrested

THE captain of a fishing vessel belonging to Namsov Fishing Enterprises was arrested on Sunday for fishing in a restricted area.

The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Nangula Mbako, said the Namsov vessel ‘Namibia Star’ was spotted during a routine fisheries patrol. The trawler was boarded and the captain was arrested and charged with contravening the Marine Resources Act.The captain has since appeared before a Swakopmund magistrate and was released on bail of N$50 000.The case was postponed to August 24.The fish on board the vessel was impounded.* An armed robber was shot dead during a robbery at a Chinese shop in Okuryangava, Katutura, on Monday afternoon.Police say four armed men entered the shop.One of them sprayed teargas in the shop attendant’s face while the other three held the security guard at gunpoint.In the ensuing drama, one of the owners of the shop, Zhan Zhi Jun, was shot and wounded in the arm.The trawler was boarded and the captain was arrested and charged with contravening the Marine Resources Act.The captain has since appeared before a Swakopmund magistrate and was released on bail of N$50 000.The case was postponed to August 24.The fish on board the vessel was impounded.* An armed robber was shot dead during a robbery at a Chinese shop in Okuryangava, Katutura, on Monday afternoon.Police say four armed men entered the shop.One of them sprayed teargas in the shop attendant’s face while the other three held the security guard at gunpoint.In the ensuing drama, one of the owners of the shop, Zhan Zhi Jun, was shot and wounded in the arm.