News:2026-09-18/Enforcement/adsu-uproots-72-cannabis-plants-at-five-sites-across-mauritius

News record18 September 2026Enforcement

ADSU uproots 72 cannabis plants at five sites across Mauritius

IONNEWS reported that officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit, assisted in some sectors by aerial indications from the Police Helicopter Squadron, uprooted 72 cannabis plants during a series of operations on 18 September 2026. According to the report the plants were taken at five separate sites over the morning and early afternoon: 7 plants of 5 to 20 centimetres in forest at Citron Donis, 7 plants of 15 to 25 centimetres in the forest at Anse Raffin, 5 plants of 35 centimetres to 1.5 metres in the woods at Tamarin, 29 plants of 10 to 65 centimetres on abandoned land at Bambous Virieux and 24 plants of 30 centimetres to 1.1 metres on fallow land at Anse Jonchée. The report states that the cultivators remained unidentified and that investigations were continuing. No arrest and no valuation of the seizure were reported.

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Date18 Sep 2026

CategoryEnforcement

CountryMauritius

AgencyADSU

Plants eradicated72

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates-20.16, 57.50

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-09-18 Enforcement ADSU uproots 72 cannabis plants at five sites across Mauritius IONNEWS reported that officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit, assisted in some sectors by aerial indications from the Police Helicopter Squadron, uprooted 72 cannabis plants during a series of operations on 18 September 2026. According to the report the plants were taken at five separate sites over the morning and early afternoon: 7 plants of 5 to 20 centimetres in forest at Citron Donis, 7 plants of 15 to 25 centimetres in the forest at Anse Raffin, 5 plants of 35 centimetres to 1.5 metres in the woods at Tamarin, 29 plants of 10 to 65 centimetres on abandoned land at Bambous Virieux and 24 plants of 30 centimetres to 1.1 metres on fallow land at Anse Jonchée. The report states that the cultivators remained unidentified and that investigations were continuing. No arrest and no valuation of the seizure were reported. https://ionnews.mu/saisie-de-drogue-72-plants-de-cannabis-deracines-dans-plusieurs-regions-de-lile/ Mauritius ADSU 72 20° 9' 36.00" S, 57° 30' 0.00" E administrative seat