ADSU arrests a 37-year-old grower after finding 10 g of cannabis at his home
Officers of Mauritius's Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit searched the home of a 37-year-old grower in Queen Victoria, Flacq, on 29 October 2026 and seized 10 grams of cannabis in a paper packet. The man was arrested and admitted to hospital for health reasons, where he remains under police guard while the investigation continues.
Officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU), the Mauritian police’s drug
squad, searched the home of a 37-year-old grower in Queen Victoria at about
11:35 on Thursday 29 October 2026.[1]The man, described as a planteur, or
grower, lived at the property in the village, which lies in the Flacq district.[1]The search took place in the late morning.[1]
During the search, investigators found a paper packet holding 10 grams of
cannabis and seized it.[1]They arrested the man.[1]He was admitted to
hospital for health reasons and remains under police surveillance while he
receives treatment.[1]
The authorities did not say what prompted the search or whether the cannabis was
grown at the property.[1]No plants, cultivation equipment or other quantities
of the drug were reported among the seizures.[1]The investigation is
continuing.[1]No charges or court date have been announced, and the man has
not been named.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
10 g
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (10 g)
Activity
Smuggling, Cultivation
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
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Only one account of the search could be found; no police statement or second outlet report was available.
The article gives no motive for the search, no plant count and no indication of what the man is alleged to have grown.
No charges, court date or court outcome have been reported, and the man has not been named.
The hospital and the man's health condition were not named.
No photograph of the search, the property or the seized packet was published.
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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.
