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Dreamer Yacht Case Exposes Gaps in Mauritius Sea Border Security
Crime

Dreamer Yacht Case Exposes Gaps in Mauritius Sea Border Security

A suspected drug trafficking operation involving the yacht Dreamer has reignited debate about whether Mauritius has the resources and coordi…

ION Newsabout 5 hours ago
Sainte-Croix Welder Caught With Synthetic Drug Papers and Rs 40,575
Crime

Sainte-Croix Welder Caught With Synthetic Drug Papers and Rs 40,575

A 40-year-old welder from Sainte-Croix, a coastal locality north of Port Louis, was arrested on Sunday 1 November after anti-drug officers f…

ION News1 day ago
18th Suspect Arrested in Thailand-to-Mauritius Cannabis Network
Crime

18th Suspect Arrested in Thailand-to-Mauritius Cannabis Network

Mauritian authorities have made another arrest in a growing drug trafficking case involving the suspected smuggling of cannabis between Thai…

Le Defi Media3 days ago
NCG Officer Suspected of Helping Smuggle 1.5 Tonnes of Cannabis
Crime

NCG Officer Suspected of Helping Smuggle 1.5 Tonnes of Cannabis

A constable attached to the National Coast Guard of Mauritius, identified as Rungilal, is suspected of having collaborated with drug traffic…

Le Defi Media6 days ago
Captain's Phone Key Evidence in 1,500 kg Cannabis Sea Transfer
Crime

Captain's Phone Key Evidence in 1,500 kg Cannabis Sea Transfer

A major drug trafficking investigation in Mauritius has taken a significant turn, with the mobile phone of a sea vessel's captain emerging a…

Le Defi Media6 days ago
Two NCG Officers Suspected of Plot in 1,500kg Cannabis Case
Crime

Two NCG Officers Suspected of Plot in 1,500kg Cannabis Case

Two officers from the National Coast Guard of Mauritius are suspected of involvement in a conspiracy connected to the trafficking of approxi…

Le Defi Media7 days ago
Mauritius Lawyer Suspected of Smuggling Phone to Drug Suspect
Crime

Mauritius Lawyer Suspected of Smuggling Phone to Drug Suspect

A lawyer in Mauritius is facing serious suspicion after allegedly passing a mobile phone to a man arrested on cannabis-related charges in Tr…

Le Defi Media9 days ago
Two Arrested as Rs 17 Million of Drug-Laced Paper Seized in Mauritius
Crime

Two Arrested as Rs 17 Million of Drug-Laced Paper Seized in Mauritius

Mauritian authorities have made two arrests after seizing approximately 2.4 kilograms of paper impregnated with a suspicious substance, with…

Le Defi Media11 days ago
Malagasy Drug Suspect Dies in Mauritius Prison Hospital Ward
Crime

Malagasy Drug Suspect Dies in Mauritius Prison Hospital Ward

A Malagasy national held at Beau-Bassin Prison in Mauritius has died in custody, prompting an official investigation into the circumstances …

ION News20 days ago
Ramgoolam Warns Drug Barons: 'There Is No Place Left to Hide'
Politics

Ramgoolam Warns Drug Barons: 'There Is No Place Left to Hide'

Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has delivered a blunt message to the country's drug barons, telling them in Mauritian Creole: "Pena…

Le Defi Media20 days ago
Cité Kennedy Drug Bust: 66 Cannabis Packets Seized From Unemployed Man
Crime

Cité Kennedy Drug Bust: 66 Cannabis Packets Seized From Unemployed Man

Anti-drug officers arrested a 29-year-old unemployed man at Cité Kennedy on 9 October after finding him in possession of 66 plastic packets …

ION News25 days ago
Man Arrested in Grande-Pointe-aux-Piments With 26g of Cannabis
Crime

Man Arrested in Grande-Pointe-aux-Piments With 26g of Cannabis

Anti-drug officers arrested a 34-year-old man in Grande-Pointe-aux-Piments, a coastal village on the northwest coast of Mauritius, on Monday…

ION News28 days ago
ADSU Seizes 424g of Cannabis and Rs 100,000 Cash in Plaine-Lauzun Raid
Crime

ADSU Seizes 424g of Cannabis and Rs 100,000 Cash in Plaine-Lauzun Raid

Mauritius's Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) carried out a drug bust in Plaine-Lauzun, seizing 424 grammes of cannabis and more than Rs 1…

Le Defi Media29 days ago
Police Inspector Granted Bail in Rs 75.9M Synthetic Drug Case
Crime

Police Inspector Granted Bail in Rs 75.9M Synthetic Drug Case

A serving police inspector in Mauritius has been released on bail under strict conditions after being charged in connection with a major syn…

Le Defi Media30 days ago
Three Mauritians Jailed 15 Years in Madagascar Cocaine Bust
Crime

Three Mauritians Jailed 15 Years in Madagascar Cocaine Bust

Three Mauritian nationals have been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Malagasy court following a major drug trafficking operation that un…

ION Newsabout 1 month ago
Quatre-Bornes Man, 20, Arrested With 60g of Synthetic Cannabis
Crime

Quatre-Bornes Man, 20, Arrested With 60g of Synthetic Cannabis

A 20-year-old resident of Quatre-Bornes was arrested on Tuesday, 29 September at around 10 a.m. after a targeted drug operation by the Anti-…

ION Newsabout 1 month ago
Flacq Drug Bust: Man Arrested With Heroin and Crystal Meth
Crime

Flacq Drug Bust: Man Arrested With Heroin and Crystal Meth

Anti-drug police arrested a 29-year-old unemployed man in Flacq on Monday, 28 September 2026, after finding both heroin and crystal methamph…

ION Newsabout 1 month ago
Fisherman Caught With 225 Heroin Doses and Rs 77,275 in Cash
Crime

Fisherman Caught With 225 Heroin Doses and Rs 77,275 in Cash

Mauritian anti-drug units have arrested a fisherman after seizing 225 doses of heroin and Rs 77,275 in cash during a targeted operation, acc…

Le Defi Mediaabout 1 month ago
156kg Cannabis Seized in Mauritius, Gulshan Govind Denies Any Link
Crime

156kg Cannabis Seized in Mauritius, Gulshan Govind Denies Any Link

Mauritian authorities have seized 156 kilograms of cannabis in what represents one of the larger drug hauls recorded on the island in recent…

Le Defi Mediaabout 2 months ago
Curepipe Woman, 26, Arrested with Cannabis and Rs 60,000 Cash
Crime

Curepipe Woman, 26, Arrested with Cannabis and Rs 60,000 Cash

A 26-year-old unemployed woman from Curepipe was arrested at her home on September 16 after anti-drug officers discovered cannabis, cannabis…

ION Newsabout 2 months ago
76-Year-Old Malaysian Caught With 6kg of Cannabis at Mauritius Airport
Crime

76-Year-Old Malaysian Caught With 6kg of Cannabis at Mauritius Airport

A 76-year-old Malaysian national has been arrested at Mauritius's main international airport after customs and police officers discovered si…

Le Defi Mediaabout 2 months ago

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