Drug law boss probe widens

INVESTIGATIONS into the conduct of deputy commissioner Hermias van Zyl have widened, with police chief Inspector General Sebastian Ndeitunga confirming another probe.

Ndeitunga said Van Zyl was being investigated for the alleged abuse of informants’ funds, and for involving his family in police narcotics business. The two allegations are in addition to an ongoing investigation into Van Zyl’s role in a 2012 drug operation gone wrong. Ndeitunga warned, however, that these are still mere allegations and not offences Van Zyl, head of the Namibian Police’s drug law enforcement division, is being investigated for. The Namibian on Monday reported that Van Zyl is under investigation over claims that he made a highly irregular arrangement with a suspected dealer, allowing him to sell cocaine.