ADSU uproots 83 cannabis plants at forest sites across Mauritius
ADSU officers uprooted 83 cannabis plants at forest sites in Montagne Cabris, Saponaire and Saint-François on 24 September 2026. No grower was found; those behind the plots are being sought.
🇲🇺 Forests at Montagne Cabris, Saponaire and Saint-François, Mauritius
Officers of the ADSU anti-drug unit ran operations across the country on Thursday 24 September and found cannabis growing in forests.[1]The account was published on 26 September.[1]
At Montagne Cabris they uprooted 12 plants measuring 56 cm to 1.03 m.[1]They then destroyed 10 more plants of 86 cm to 1.30 m at Saponaire.[1]
In the Saint-François woods, officers first seized eight plants of 5 to 56 cm, then 53 more of 5 to 50 cm.[1]In total 83 plants were seized.[1]
The growers are still unknown and are actively being sought.[1]
Case data
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Police uprooted 347 cannabis plants hidden in a sugarcane field at Petite-Retraite on 9 November 2026. No growers were identified and an investigation was opened to trace those responsible.
CID officers found 77 cannabis plants, 17–37 cm tall and valued at Rs 375,000, on wasteland at Saint-Julien on 2 November 2026. No suspect appeared during surveillance, so police uprooted and seized the plants while the inquiry to identify those involved continues.
Police uprooted and seized 3,100 cannabis plants from a sugarcane field along the Royal Road in Crève-Cœur, Mauritius. The plants were 10–56 cm tall and were assigned an estimated market value of Rs 12.4 million; the cultivators had not been identified by 10 October.
A police helicopter spotted a cannabis plantation hidden among sugar cane in south-east Mauritius. Anti-drug officers then found two plots on abandoned land and uprooted 7,414 plants; no one was there and no arrests were made.
