Suspected drug dealer nabbed again

Suspected drug dealer nabbed again

A young man from Walvis Bay has been arrested for a second time in two months for dealing in drugs.

The Drug Law Enforcement Unit of the Namibian Police at Walvis Bay arrested Granville Llewellyn Noble (20) and Michael Jensen (42) at a service station at Narraville last Wednesday in a Police trap. They Police found 30 Mandrax tablets on them after they tried to sell some to an undercover Police officer.The value of the tablets was estimated at N$1 800.The two men appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Noble was released on N$5 000 bail on condition that he report to the Narraville Police Station on a daily basis between 18h00 and 20h00.Jensen was granted N$3 000 bail.The case was postponed to November 8 for laboratory results.Noble was also arrested in April when he and two suspects tried to recover 506 Mandrax tablets, valued at about N$30 360.The tablets were hidden underground in an enclosed plastic container at the town’s sewage works.The Police received a tip-off from a member of the public and staked out the hiding place.The three suspects were caught red-handed when they tried to collect the drugs.Noble, his brother Elton (28) and Marlon Summers (23) were released after posting bail of N$10 000 each.The case was postponed to September 3 for laboratory results.They Police found 30 Mandrax tablets on them after they tried to sell some to an undercover Police officer.The value of the tablets was estimated at N$1 800.The two men appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.Noble was released on N$5 000 bail on condition that he report to the Narraville Police Station on a daily basis between 18h00 and 20h00.Jensen was granted N$3 000 bail.The case was postponed to November 8 for laboratory results.Noble was also arrested in April when he and two suspects tried to recover 506 Mandrax tablets, valued at about N$30 360.The tablets were hidden underground in an enclosed plastic container at the town’s sewage works.The Police received a tip-off from a member of the public and staked out the hiding place.The three suspects were caught red-handed when they tried to collect the drugs.Noble, his brother Elton (28) and Marlon Summers (23) were released after posting bail of N$10 000 each.The case was postponed to September 3 for laboratory results.

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