29-year-old held with 5.22 g cannabis and suspect gummies in Beau-Vallon
ADSU officers arrested a 29-year-old man at Beau-Vallon near Mahébourg after finding 5.22 g of cannabis and jelly-like gummies suspected of containing THC. The gummies, nicknamed gom gandia and sold at Rs 500 a piece, were sealed and sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory to confirm their composition.
🇲🇺 Résidence La Bourgate, Beau-Vallon, Mahébourg · Mauritius
Officers of the Rose-Belle branch of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit carried
out a targeted operation at the home of a 29-year-old man on Tuesday.[1]The
search took place at Résidence La Bourgate in Beau-Vallon, at the home of
29-year-old Haidar R., and was led by Superintendent Ghoora with Chief Inspector
Appasamy and Sergeant Charun.[2]The operation followed intelligence work
indicating that a new product alongside traditional drugs was popular in the
south of the island.[2]Officers arrested the 29-year-old man and placed him
in detention.[1]
Officers found 5.22 grams of cannabis in the home along with a jelly-like
substance suspected to be cannabis gummies.[2]Police also recovered several
red gummy sweets suspected of containing tetrahydrocannabinol, known as THC, the
main psychoactive substance in cannabis.[1]The sweets, also called gom
gandia, were seized at Mahébourg.[3]The treats were sold discreetly at Rs 500
per piece.[4]
The ADSU said the gummies remain relatively rare on the local market.[2]The
seized gummies were sealed and sent to the Drug Chemistry Section of the
Forensic Science Laboratory to confirm whether they contain THC.[1]Unlike
smoked cannabis, the products can be consumed orally and discreetly without
odour or special equipment.[2]After the seizure, ADSU headquarters asked
field units to gather more intelligence on the products and seize them when
found.[2]
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The operation is described only as Tuesday; 11 August 2026 is inferred from publications on 13 and 14 August 2026.
No weight or count for the seized gummies was published, so only the 5.22 grams of herbal cannabis is recorded as kilograms seized.
Laboratory confirmation of THC in the gummies was still pending, with the exhibits sent to the Drug Chemistry Section of the Forensic Science Laboratory.
No charges or court outcome beyond detention were reported.
The number of gummy pieces seized was not given, so the reported Rs 500 per-piece price cannot be recorded as a total seizure value.
The suspect was identified only as Haidar R., aged 29.
Mauritian police have now arrested 18 people over about 1.5 tonnes of cannabis said to have been landed from the Thai yacht Dreamer off Round Island on 20 October 2026. The latest suspect, a port-zone employee held for allegedly driving three shore-pickup men, appeared on a provisional conspiracy charge as investigators named Mauritian-British suspect Nishal as the alleged sender.
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.
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.
ADSU officers searched Marie Noemy Chedy's home at Colville Deverelle, Cité La Cure, seizing 25.33 g of cannabis and Rs 260,875 in suspected drug proceeds. The 30-year-old was placed in police detention on a provisional drug-trafficking charge.
