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NewsEradication3 November 2026

Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit officers uproot 155 cannabis plants near the Bagatelle dam and at Mare-Longue in Mauritius

ionnews reported that officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) carried out two operations in wooded areas on Tuesday 3 November. The article says that at about 11:00, guided by the police Helicopter Squadron, they combed land near the Bagatelle dam and uprooted 147 cannabis plants between 5 and 90 cm tall, and that at about 13:15 they uprooted 8 more plants of 25 to 50 cm at Mare-Longue. It gives the total as 155 plants and says the identity of the growers was not yet known.

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PlaceMauritius

AgencyAnti-Drug and Smuggling Unit

Plants eradicated155

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2026-11-03 Eradication Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit officers uproot 155 cannabis plants near the Bagatelle dam and at Mare-Longue in Mauritius ionnews reported that officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) carried out two operations in wooded areas on Tuesday 3 November. The article says that at about 11:00, guided by the police Helicopter Squadron, they combed land near the Bagatelle dam and uprooted 147 cannabis plants between 5 and 90 cm tall, and that at about 13:15 they uprooted 8 more plants of 25 to 50 cm at Mare-Longue. It gives the total as 155 plants and says the identity of the growers was not yet known. https://ionnews.mu/155-plantes-de-cannabis-deracinees-a-mare-longue-et-bagatelle-dam/ Mauritius Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit 155