ADSU finds 18 g of cannabis at a carpenter's Plaisance home; he is released on parole
ADSU officers searched the home of a 38-year-old carpenter at Plaisance, Rose-Hill, on 8 November 2026 and seized two glass jars holding a total of 18 grams of cannabis. The carpenter was arrested, questioned and released on parole while the investigation continued.
Officers of the ADSU, Mauritius’s Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit, searched the
home of a 38-year-old carpenter living at Plaisance, Rose-Hill, on Sunday 8
November 2026. The search began at about 09 h 20.[1]During the search,
investigators found and seized two glass jars containing a total of 18 grams of
cannabis.[1]One jar had a red lid and held a transparent plastic bag tied at
the end; the other had a grey lid and also contained some of the same substance.[1]
The carpenter was arrested after the seizure.[1]He was released on parole
after being questioned, and the investigation was continuing.[1]The account
names no charge against him and gives no court date.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
18 g
Sites
1
Agency
Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU)
Agency type
Anti-narcotics agency, Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (18 g)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Home
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Plaines Wilhems
Sources
IONNEWSionnews.muFRRose-Hill : Un charpentier arrêté à Plaisance avec 18 grammes de cannabis
Open questions the AI reported
No charge, charge wording or court date was reported; the case is recorded at the investigation stage after the suspect's release on parole.
The 18 grams is described only as cannabis, with no laboratory confirmation, packaging split or street-value estimate published.
The source calls the release "libéré sur parole"; it does not say whether that means bail, release on parole from custody or release with a summons.
Only one accessible source for this event was found after searching in French and English.
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