12.6 kg of Réunion zamal seized in Mauritius; two held
Mauritius anti-drug officers seized 12.6 kg of cannabis shipped by sea from Réunion to Grand-Gaube on 8 September 2022, valuing it at Rs 15.1 million. Two Mauritian suspects, aged 39 and 42, were arrested, provisionally charged with drug trafficking and placed in detention.
🇲🇺 Grand-Gaube, Mauritius
Arrested
2
Cannabis
12.6 kg
Agencies
Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) Northern Division, Gendarmerie de La Réunion
In Mauritius, anti-drug officers arrested two Mauritians, Georges Désiré
Lafleur, 39, and Guillano Ludovic Thomas, 42, and the pair were placed in
provisional detention for drug trafficking.[1]Their preliminary questioning
began at the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) after the provisional
trafficking charges.[1]
Officers seized12.6 kilograms of zamal, described as cannabis, that had been
intended for the Mauritian market.[1]The same seizure is also reported as
12.6 kg of cannabis, valued by the authorities at 15.1 million Mauritian rupees,
about 186,755 euros.[2]
The consignment had travelled by sea from Réunion toward Grand-Gaube in
Mauritius, and ADSU officers followed it before arresting the two men.[2]The
seizure was made on Thursday 8 September 2022 by the ADSU Northern Division
anti-drug brigade.[2]The operation followed detailed field intelligence work
and exchanges between ADSU and the Réunion gendarmerie.[1]The surveillance
and interception operation lasted about six hours.[2]
Photos and video
Photo accompanying the report on the seizure of more than 12 kg of cannabis from Réunion in Mauritius.Photo details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
12.6 kg
Value (official estimate)
MUR 15,100,000
Agencies
Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) Northern Division; Gendarmerie de La Réunion
Agency type
Anti-narcotics agency, Gendarmerie
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (12.6 kg)
Activity
Trafficking, Smuggling
Charge
drug trafficking
Case stage
Charged
Region
Rivière du Rempart
Route
Réunion → Mauritius
Sources
Défi Mediadefimedia.infoFRSaisie de cannabis valant Rs 15 millions en provenance de la Réunion - de l’île sœur à route Ménagerie, Cassis : l’itinéraire des trafiquants de zamal
LINFO.relinfo.reFRÎle Maurice : plus 12kg de cannabis saisis en provenance de La Réunion
Open questions the AI reported
The exact interception point is not fully settled: LINFO.re gives Grand-Gaube as the maritime destination while the Défi Media headline traces the traffickers' route to route Ménagerie, Cassis, so Grand-Gaube is used as the seizure-area place.
No court outcome beyond provisional detention and the start of ADSU questioning was reported.
The Rs 15.1 million / 186,755 euro figure is the authorities' reported market-value estimate, not an independently verified value.
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