Two held after Mayotte gendarmes find 24 kg of cannabis on a migrant boat
Mayotte's maritime gendarmerie stopped a boat from north-western Madagascar in the lagoon east of the island late in November 2013, finding 24 kg of cannabis and 22 undocumented passengers. Two men were placed in garde à vue, while the other passengers faced administrative removal.
🇫🇷 East of Mayotte, Mayotte (boat from north-western Madagascar) · France
Mayotte’s maritime gendarmerie intercepted a clandestine boat in the lagoon east
of the island late last week, coming from the north-west coast of Madagascar.[1]The boat, fitted with a 140 hp engine, carried 22 passengers, most of them
Comorian.[2]Gendarmes found 24 kg of cannabis on board.[3]
Two people were placed in garde à vue, the French police custody that can last
up to 48 hours before a prosecutor decides on charges or release.[1]Gendarmes
at Pamandzi, in the south of Mayotte, were put in charge of the investigation.[2]LINFO.re said the Pamandzi gendarmerie had opened a smuggling and
drug-importation investigation against the two men.[3]
The other passengers were to be sent back to the border, mostly to the Comoros,
once exams were complete.[3]The three accounts trace the story to
Madagascar’s L’Express de Madagascar, which reported that the passengers had
been given medical checks before the administrative removals.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Cannabis
24 kg
Agency type
Gendarmerie, Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (24 kg)
Activity
Smuggling
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Charged
Sources
Zinfos974zinfos974.comFRMayotte : 22 clandestins et 24 kilos de cannabis interceptés en provenance de Madagascar
Indian Ocean Timesweb.archive.orgFRMayotte : Une embarcation en provenance de Madagascar avec à son bord 22 clandestins et 24 kilos de cannabis interceptée
The sources give no exact date; the boat was stopped 'late last week', placing the interception around 30 November 2013, before the 2 December publication.
LINFO.re spells the investigating gendarmerie as Pamadzi, while Zinfos974 and Indian Ocean Times name Pamandzi, which is used here.
LINFO.re describes a smuggling and importation investigation, while Zinfos974 and Indian Ocean Times say the two men were pursued for transport, possession and importation of narcotics; the report gives both accounts.
No value for the cannabis, no exact quantity per parcel and no prosecution or court outcome were reported.
The exact location of the interception is only given as the lagoon east of Mayotte, not a named point.
The one visible photo on the LINFO.re page could not be confirmed to show the intercepted boat.
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