Arrest20 October 2026verifiedCET-QZD7W8

Police arrest ten students over suspected cannabis

Police raided a youth gathering point at Ambatondrazaka and arrested ten students aged 14 to 20, eight girls and two boys, after finding a bag of suspected cannabis.

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Police raided a youth gathering point at Ambatondrazaka and arrested ten students aged 14 to 20, eight girls and two boys, after finding a bag of suspected cannabis.^[1]^[2]

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Ambatondrazaka: dix élèves interpellés (22 October 2026). L'Express de Madagascar. Ten students aged 14–20; one bag of suspected cannabis..
Madagascar: dix élèves interpellés à Ambatondrazaka (22 October 2026). AllAfrica.

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Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of Madagascar.-19.32, 46.74

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