{"version":1,"id":"mu","name":"Mauritius","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/country/mu/","count":3,"totals":{"reports":3,"arrested":9,"plants_destroyed":7414,"hectares":0,"kg_seized":17.9,"deaths":0},"by_type":{"eradication":1,"seizure":0,"raid":0,"arrest":2,"prosecution":0,"sentence":0,"execution":0,"death":0},"latest":"2026-10-27","reports":[{"id":"mauritius-thai-vessel-tonne-probe","code":"CET-HM4N3A","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/mauritius-thai-vessel-tonne-probe/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/HM4N3A/","date":"2026-10-27","country":"mu","country_name":"Mauritius","place":"Off Baie-du-Tombeau","coordinates":[-20.119,57.499],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Eight held as ADSU probes Thai vessel over tonne of cannabis","summary":"Anti-drug police searched a Thai vessel off Baie-du-Tombeau on 23 October 2026 while investigating two suspected seaborne cannabis deliveries totalling just over a tonne. Seven crew were arrested, with an eighth suspect caught at the airport on 27 October trying to leave the country.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":8},"tags":["maritime","thailand-route","coast-guard"],"cover":null,"media":[],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Trafic maritime présumé entre la Thaïlande et Maurice : l'Adsu enquête sur deux livraisons de plus d'une tonne de cannabis au total","url":"https://defimedia.info/trafic-maritime-presume-entre-la-thailande-et-maurice-ladsu-enquete-sur-deux-livraisons-de-plus","publisher":"Le Défi Media Group","date":"2026-10-28","archived":null}]},{"id":"mauritius-plaisance-malaysian-cook-cannabis","code":"CET-N0T0X3","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/mauritius-plaisance-malaysian-cook-cannabis/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/N0T0X3/","date":"2026-10-23","country":"mu","country_name":"Mauritius","place":"Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Plaisance","coordinates":[-20.433,57.685],"precision":"locality","type":"arrest","also":["seizure"],"title":"Malaysian cook held with 17.9 kg of cannabis off Dubai flight","summary":"Anti-drug and customs officers arrested Malaysian cook Sia Guan Kueh at Plaisance airport on 23 October 2026 with 17.88 kg of cannabis worth Rs 25.5 million in his suitcase off flight EK709 from Dubai. A controlled delivery failed to catch the intended recipient.","status":"verified","figures":{"arrested":1,"kg_seized":17.88,"value":{"amount":25500000,"currency":"MUR"}},"tags":["airport","dubai-route","controlled-delivery"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://defimedia.info/plaisance-saisie-de-rs-255-m-de-cannabis-sur-un-cuisinier-malaisien","publisher":"Le Défi Media Group","caption":"The suspect and the compressed bags of cannabis found in his suitcase"}],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"Plaisance : Saisie de Rs 25,5 M de cannabis sur un cuisinier malaisien","url":"https://defimedia.info/plaisance-saisie-de-rs-255-m-de-cannabis-sur-un-cuisinier-malaisien","publisher":"Le Défi Media Group","date":"2026-10-27","archived":null}]},{"id":"mauritius-riche-en-eau-7414-plants","code":"CET-S9P293","url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/report/mauritius-riche-en-eau-7414-plants/","short_url":"https://tracker.cannabisfreedom.fyi/r/S9P293/","date":"2026-10-05","country":"mu","country_name":"Mauritius","place":"Riche-en-Eau, Grand Port","coordinates":[-20.3868,57.6595],"precision":"locality","type":"eradication","also":[],"title":"Police uproot 7,414 cannabis plants at Riche-en-Eau","summary":"A police helicopter spotted a cannabis plantation hidden among sugar cane in south-east Mauritius. Anti-drug officers then found two plots on abandoned land and uprooted 7,414 plants; no one was there and no arrests were made.","status":"verified","figures":{"plants_destroyed":7414,"value":{"amount":30000000,"currency":"MUR"}},"tags":["adsu","sugar-cane","helicopter"],"cover":null,"media":[{"kind":"photo","url":"https://lexpress.mu/s/7-414-plants-de-cannabis-deracines-apres-un-reperage-aerien-563362","publisher":"L'Express","caption":"The cannabis plantation at Riche-en-Eau after its discovery","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261007173013/https://lexpress.mu/s/7-414-plants-de-cannabis-deracines-apres-un-reperage-aerien-563362"},{"kind":"photo","url":"https://radio1.mu/plus-de-7-400-plants-de-cannabis-estimes-a-pres-de-30-millions-de-roupies-saisis-a-riche-en-eau/","publisher":"Radio One","caption":"Uprooted cannabis plants from the two plots"}],"cfi_id":null,"sources":[{"title":"7 414 plants de cannabis déracinés après un repérage aérien","url":"https://lexpress.mu/s/7-414-plants-de-cannabis-deracines-apres-un-reperage-aerien-563362","publisher":"L'Express","date":"2026-10-07","archived":"https://web.archive.org/web/20261007173013/https://lexpress.mu/s/7-414-plants-de-cannabis-deracines-apres-un-reperage-aerien-563362"},{"title":"Plus de 7 400 plants de cannabis estimés à près de 30 millions de roupies saisis à Riche-en-Eau","url":"https://radio1.mu/plus-de-7-400-plants-de-cannabis-estimes-a-pres-de-30-millions-de-roupies-saisis-a-riche-en-eau/","publisher":"Radio One","date":"2026-10-06","archived":null}]}]}