Police uproot 7,414 cannabis plants at Riche-en-Eau
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.
🇲🇺 Riche-en-Eau, Grand Port · Mauritius
- Plants destroyed
- 7,414
- Value (official estimate)
- MUR 30,000,000
Anti-drug officers uprooted 7,414 cannabis plants at Riche-en-Eau in south-east Mauritius on 5 October 2026, after a police helicopter crew returning to base spotted a plot hidden among sugar cane.[1] The crew made another pass to confirm the site and passed its location to the Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) at Mahébourg.[1]
The ADSU found two plots on abandoned land.[2] The first held 4,154 plants between 10 and 65 cm tall; the second 3,260 plants between 15 cm and 1.70 m.[2] The plants were uprooted and seized.[1][2]
Nobody was on the land when the officers arrived, and no suspect has been arrested.[1] An investigation is open.[1] Radio One put the value of the plants at nearly 30 million rupees.[2]
Photos and video
- The cannabis plantation at Riche-en-Eau after its discovery Photos: L'Express, archived copy
- Uprooted cannabis plants from the two plots Photos: Radio One
Sources
- 7 414 plants de cannabis déracinés après un repérage aérien. L'Express, 7 October 2026. In French. Archived copy.
- Plus de 7 400 plants de cannabis estimés à près de 30 millions de roupies saisis à Riche-en-Eau. Radio One, 6 October 2026. In French.