Anti-Narcotics Bureau officers working with customs officers arrested five Seychellois after 3 kg of compressed cannabis was found on an Air Seychelles flight from Johannesburg, with the arrests running from late Thursday into early Friday.[1][2] A 32-year-old wholesale and retail business owner and a 19-year-old casual labourer, both from Perseverance 2, were arrested at Seychelles International Airport after travelling on flight HM060.[1][2] Three more suspects were arrested later: a couple from Quincy Village and a 33-year-old Air Seychelles aircraft technician from Maldive.[1] The Magistrates’ court remanded all five on Friday 9 November, with their next appearance set for 19 November.[1][2]
Five held at Seychelles airport over 3 kg of cannabis on Johannesburg flight
Anti-Narcotics Bureau and customs officers arrested five Seychellois after finding 3 kg of compressed cannabis on an Air Seychelles flight from Johannesburg. Two were caught at the airport and three more, including an airline technician, were arrested later.
🇸🇨 Seychelles International Airport, Mahe · Seychelles
- Arrested
- 5
- Cannabis
- 3 kg
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis
- Case stage
- Under investigation
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
- Arrested
- 5
- Cannabis
- 3 kg
- Agency type
- Customs, Anti-narcotics agency
- Cannabis
- Herbal cannabis (3 kg)
- Setting
- Airport
- Case stage
- Under investigation
- Route
- South Africa → Seychelles
Sources
- Seychelles News Agencyseychellesnewsagency.comArchived copy5 arrested in Seychelles following cannabis seizure on flight from South Africa
- Seychelles Broadcasting Corporationsbc.scArchived copy5 arrested in Seychelles following cannabis seizure on flight from South Africa
Open questions the AI reported
- Both opened pages carry the same Seychelles News Agency report, so no second outlet's account was checked.
- The arrests ran from late Thursday night into early Friday, so 9 November is the remand date rather than the hour of each arrest.
- The source gives one suspect's home only as "Maldive", which could not be clarified.
- No court outcome beyond the 19 November remand date was reported.
