News from Namibia states that Police are investigating a sophisticated syndicate at Walvis Bay believed to be responsible for the disappearance of at least 40 containers from the harbor.

CEOAFRICA.com gathered that the Namibian Police at Walvis Bay have unearthed a container syndicate operating at the harbor and at the same time busted two suspects while they were loading a container with blister copper valued at N$2.92 million into the truck.

The two suspects, according to sources, were arrested in the posh Meersig suburb of Walvis Bay while they were reportedly loading the container onto a P. Weekly Transport truck for an unknown destination.

The container disappeared in September this year from Walvis Bay port, shortly after arriving from Tsumeb Copper Smelters. The shipment was destined for Belgium and disappeared alongside another container of copper that was destined for the Netherlands.

Acting crime coordinator for the Namibian Police in the Erongo Region, Inspector Erastus Ikuyu confirmed the arrest and recovery of the container during a press briefing:

“It appears that the container was hidden at a bushy area at the time of discovery. So far only two suspects were arrested and we expect to arrest more people in connection with the theft as the search for the second container also loaded with blister copper continues,” he said.