News:2026-09-24/Eradication/adsu-uproots-83-cannabis-plants-at-forest-sites-in-montagne-cabris-saponaire-and-saint-françois

NewsEradication24 September 2026

ADSU uproots 83 cannabis plants at forest sites in Montagne Cabris, Saponaire and Saint-François

ION News reported that officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit carried out operations across Mauritius on Thursday 24 September 2026 and found cannabis growing in forests. According to the report, officers uprooted 12 plants at Montagne Cabris and destroyed 10 at Saponaire, then found 8 plants and a further 53 in the woods of Saint-François, for a total of 83 plants seized. The growers had not been identified and were being sought.

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PlaceMauritius

AgencyAnti-Drug and Smuggling Unit

Plants eradicated83

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2026-09-24 Eradication ADSU uproots 83 cannabis plants at forest sites in Montagne Cabris, Saponaire and Saint-François ION News reported that officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit carried out operations across Mauritius on Thursday 24 September 2026 and found cannabis growing in forests. According to the report, officers uprooted 12 plants at Montagne Cabris and destroyed 10 at Saponaire, then found 8 plants and a further 53 in the woods of Saint-François, for a total of 83 plants seized. The growers had not been identified and were being sought. https://ionnews.mu/operations-antidrogues-83-plantes-de-cannabis-deracinees-dans-les-forets/ Mauritius Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit 83