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Source discrepancies
Defimedia (article of 5 October 2026) and L'Express differ on how the plantation was found and where it lay. Both give 7,414 plants and say an inquiry is under way. This news item follows L'Express.
| Outlet | Detection | Site | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Express | "un hélicoptère de la police, qui regagnait sa base après avoir effectué une mission, a repéré une zone suspecte" | "au milieu d'un champ de canne à sucre" | none given |
| Defimedia | no helicopter mentioned; ADSU officers from Mahébourg "ont découvert une importante plantation de cannabis ce lundi, lors d'une descente" | "un terrain abandonné et boisé" | "dont la valeur est estimée à Rs 22 millions", with no source for the estimate |
Place
Neither report names a district. Riche-en-Eau lies in Grand Port District, which this news item gives. Defimedia names the ADSU post at Mahébourg, also in Grand Port.
Category
The officers uprooted the plants at the site, so this news item is filed as eradication. The Rs 22 million valuation is not recorded.
These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 05:33, 8 October 2026 (+07)