25-year-old electrician held with 44 cannabis sachets in Camp-Levieux
ADSU officers arrested a 25-year-old electrician along Rue Madras at Camp-Levieux and found 44 cellophane wrappings of cannabis on him. Police also seized Rs 6,650 suspected to be drug-sale proceeds, and the suspect was placed in detention as the investigation continued.
🇲🇺 Rue Madras, Camp-Levieux, Rose-Hill · Mauritius
On Friday 6 November, officers of the ADSU arrested a 25-year-old electrician
along Rue Madras at Camp-Levieux.[1]The suspect is a resident of the
Rose-Hill locality.[1]
Investigators of the anti-drug brigade searched him in the street and found 44
wrappings made of cellophane.[1]Each of the 44 cellophane wrappings contained
cannabis.[1]Officers seized the cannabis packets together with Rs 6,650 in
cash found with the suspect.[1]Police described the cash as suspected
proceeds from selling drugs.[1]
The suspect was placed in detention after the seizure.[1]The investigation
was still continuing.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cash confiscated
MUR 6,650
Agency
Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU)
Agency type
Anti-narcotics agency, Police
Activity
Possession, Sale
Setting
Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Plaines Wilhems
Sources
IONNEWSionnews.muFRCamp-Levieux : Un électricien de 25 ans arrêté avec 44 sachets de cannabis et de l’argent liquide
Open questions the AI reported
No weight was published for the 44 sachets, so no cannabis quantity in kilograms is recorded.
Rs 6,650 is recorded as 6,650 Mauritian rupees (MUR); the source gives only “Rs”.
The source gives “vendredi 6 novembre” without a year; 2026 is inferred because 6 November 2026 was a Friday and the article was published on 7 November 2026.
No name, charge or court outcome was reported; the suspect was in detention and the investigation was continuing.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in English and French.
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