R3 million contraband from Zimbabwe bust in Namibia

TWO truckloads full of alcohol and cigarettes have been confiscated by the Police pending an investigation.
The goods are suspected to have been smuggled into the country.
Khomas Deputy Commissioner Silvanus Nghishidimbwa yesterday confirmed that the trucks were impounded and taken to the Police warehouse in Windhoek.
The trucks, packed to the roofs with the products, are suspected to have entered Namibia through Zimbabwe.
It is alleged that the goods were not declared at Customs when the trucks entered the country.
Nghishidimbwa said Police officers "are still verifying" to determine whether the alcohol and cigarettes are counterfeit and how the products had entered the country.
He said he could not confirm the value of the goods.
Asked to confirm whether the son of a prominent businessman was implicated in the suspected smuggling, Nghishidimbwa said it was too soon to tell. 
"No arrest has been made yet. At this stage, it is also not yet clear whether a crime was committed, but there is a suspicion."
Yesterday morning the two white trucks with Windhoek registration numbers were parked in front of the main Police station before they were moved to the warehouse in the Southern Industrial Area.