News:2026-10-05/Eradication/adsu-uproots-7-414-cannabis-plants-at-riche-en-eau-after-a-police-helicopter-spotted-the-site

News record5 October 2026Eradication

ADSU uproots 7,414 cannabis plants at Riche-en-Eau after a police helicopter spotted the site

L'Express reported that a police helicopter returning to base after a mission spotted a suspicious area hidden in a sugarcane field at Riche-en-Eau on Monday 5 October 2026, and made a further pass to confirm it. The paper said officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) at Mahébourg then went to the site and uprooted 7,414 cannabis plants between about 10 cm and 1.70 m tall. Nobody was at the site, no suspect has been arrested and an inquiry has been opened.

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Date5 Oct 2026

CategoryEradication

CountryMauritius

State / provinceGrand Port

LocalityRiche-en-Eau

AgencyAnti-Drug and Smuggling Unit

Plants eradicated7,414

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates-20.39, 57.66

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-10-05 Eradication ADSU uproots 7,414 cannabis plants at Riche-en-Eau after a police helicopter spotted the site L'Express reported that a police helicopter returning to base after a mission spotted a suspicious area hidden in a sugarcane field at Riche-en-Eau on Monday 5 October 2026, and made a further pass to confirm it. The paper said officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) at Mahébourg then went to the site and uprooted 7,414 cannabis plants between about 10 cm and 1.70 m tall. Nobody was at the site, no suspect has been arrested and an inquiry has been opened. https://lexpress.mu/s/7-414-plants-de-cannabis-deracines-apres-un-reperage-aerien-563362 Mauritius Grand Port Riche-en-Eau 20° 23' 24.00" S, 57° 39' 36.00" E event site Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit 7414