Three charged after a 691 g cannabis seizure in Quatre-Bornes
ADSU officers arrested three men after finding 691.3 g of cannabis at a Résidence Kennedy home on 19 October 2026. By 22 October, the men had appeared in court on provisional possession and trafficking charges and were remanded in detention.
Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) officers searched a home at Résidence
Kennedy, Quatre-Bornes, on 19 October 2026 and arrested three men: a
35-year-old tattooist, a 32-year-old constable and a 30-year-old local
resident. The constable was suspended from duty, according to L’Express.[1][2][3]
Officers seized691.3 grams of cannabis in several packages, including five
packets wrapped with tape.[1][2][3]The outlets differed on the estimated
street value, reporting about Rs1 million to Rs1.1 million.[1][2][3]
Le Mauricien reported that the men appeared before the Rose-Hill court on
provisional possession and trafficking charges and were remanded in detention.
The reports do not establish what role each man allegedly played in the
possession or trafficking.[1][2]
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Three men named in L'Express's report about the Résidence Kennedy arrest.Photo details
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.
Mauritius's Supreme Court on 21 October 2026 rejected Marie Nathalia Laviolette's judicial review and upheld the Mahébourg court's refusal of bail, keeping the 37-year-old bakery owner in pre-trial detention. She is charged over 20 kg of cannabis brought by sea from Réunion, valued at 24 million rupees, that police say was hidden at Baie-du-Cap.
A Mauritian district magistrate refused on 6 October 2026 to strike out the provisional conspiracy-to-import charge against Gulshan Govind, holding that police had showed a reasonable suspicion over a failed 155.7 kg cannabis shipment from Réunion valued at Rs 234 million. He stayed in custody pending the investigation.
A Mauritian police sergeant arrested over the 62.5 kg cannabis seizure at Plaisance airport was released on bail on 17 July after the Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew its stay. He had been charged with perverting the course of justice, and investigators were still examining his alleged role.
