News:2026-10-23/Trafficking/adsu-and-customs-arrest-a-malaysian-cook-with-17-88-kg-of-cannabis-in-17-compressed-bags-off-flight-ek709-at-p

NewsTrafficking23 October 2026

ADSU and Customs arrest a Malaysian cook with 17.88 kg of cannabis in 17 compressed bags off flight EK709 at Plaisance airport, Mauritius

Defimedia reported that officers of the Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit and the Customs Anti Narcotics Section watching passengers off Emirates flight EK709 from Dubai on Friday 23 October found 17 compressed bags of cannabis, weighing 17.88 kg net, in the suitcase of a Malaysian national working as a cook at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Plaisance. He was arrested and placed in police detention. A controlled delivery with dummy packages failed because the presumed recipient did not come for the goods.

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PlacePlaisanceGrand PortMauritius

AgencyAnti-Drug and Smuggling Unit; Customs Anti Narcotics Section

Approximate location-20.43, 57.68

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2026-10-23 Trafficking ADSU and Customs arrest a Malaysian cook with 17.88 kg of cannabis in 17 compressed bags off flight EK709 at Plaisance airport, Mauritius Defimedia reported that officers of the Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit and the Customs Anti Narcotics Section watching passengers off Emirates flight EK709 from Dubai on Friday 23 October found 17 compressed bags of cannabis, weighing 17.88 kg net, in the suitcase of a Malaysian national working as a cook at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Plaisance. He was arrested and placed in police detention. A controlled delivery with dummy packages failed because the presumed recipient did not come for the goods. https://defimedia.info/plaisance-saisie-de-rs-255-m-de-cannabis-sur-un-cuisinier-malaisien Mauritius Grand Port Plaisance 20° 25' 48.00" S, 57° 40' 48.00" E event site Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit; Customs Anti Narcotics Section