Two youths held with 30.88 g cannabis in Bois-des-Amourettes
ADSU officers arrested two young men aged 20 and 21 in Bois-des-Amourettes with 30.88 grams of cannabis in two sachets. A 15-year-old with them fled, and later home searches found nothing further.
Officers of the Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit arrested 21-year-old Kelen Presley
Marie of Providence and 20-year-old Jean Juliano Magon of Vieux-Grand-Port on 9
November in Bois-des-Amourettes on suspicion of possessing cannabis for sale.[1]A 15-year-old from Bois-des-Amourettes who was with them fled when police
arrived.[1]
Officers stopped the three at about 11:40 on route Royale in Bois-des-Amourettes
while they were in a maroon Toyota Vitz, detaining the two older youths as the
teenager escaped.[1]A search found two translucent plastic sachets holding a
total of 30.88 grams of cannabis and a Samsung mobile phone.[1]Officers
secured the vehicle used by the three for the needs of the investigation.[1]
Police then searched the homes of both young men and of the teenager, the latter
in his mother’s presence, but found no other substance or incriminating exhibit.[1]The two young men were held for possession of cannabis with intent to sell
while investigators still had to establish the exact role of the 15-year-old who
escaped.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
30.88 g
Agency
Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU)
Agency type
Anti-narcotics agency, Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (30.88 g)
Activity
Possession, Sale
Setting
Vehicle
Charge
possession of cannabis with intent to sell
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Grand Port District
Sources
L'Expresslexpress.muFRBois-des-Amourettes : Deux jeunes de 20 et 21 ans arrêtés avec 30,88 g de cannabis, un adolescent en fuite
Open questions the AI reported
No charge sheet, court date or court outcome was reported; the two young men were arrested and the investigation was continuing.
The exact role and outcome for the 15-year-old who fled were not reported.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in French and English.
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