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Dating

Defimedia's article, published on 27 October 2026, says the cannabis was found "le vendredi 23 octobre dernier". The stored date is 23 October 2026.

Route

"Vol EK709 en provenance de Dubaï" is the last leg only. The article names no origin of the cannabis. It records that the man carried Rs 8,150 and Malaysian and Thai currency, which is not a route, and his nationality is not one either.

Value

The article estimates the market value at Rs 25.5 million. That is an estimate and is not stored.

Place

The article places the airport at Plaisance. Wikidata lists Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (Q36460) under Port Louis (Q3929), the capital it serves. Defimedia does not name a district. This news item follows its Plaisance and uses the Grand Port district: OpenStreetMap places Plaisance at the airport (Plaine Magnien) in Grand Port, as other Mauritius news items do for that district.

Map pin

The pin is Wikidata's point for the airport, rounded to two decimals.

Sources

This news item rests on Defimedia alone. News Moris appears to relay the report.

These notes were recorded when the news item was prepared. Éloise 19:49, 28 October 2026 (+07)