3 M’sians nabbed in Mauritius over 76kg of cannabis in luggage

Three Malaysians have been arrested in Mauritius after 76.14kg of cannabis was found in their luggage on Nov 2.

The Mauritius Revenue Authority said the suspects were two men aged 30 and 22, and an 18-year-old woman.

It said they entered the country via an Emirates flight from Dubai before being arrested at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport.

One of the suspects had flown from Thailand to Dubai before travelling to Mauritius.

The 30-year-old suspect reportedly lived and worked in Singapore as a security guard, while the other two lived in Penang.

The authorities had stopped the suspects for questioning after checking their profiles, before going through their check-in luggage.

“This led to the discovery of 70 black plastic bags that were vacuum-packed containing green leaves believed to be cannabis,” it said, adding that further investigations are being held by local drug authorities.

The drugs were worth an estimated 114.21 million rupees, or RM9.87 million.

Two weeks ago, a 55-year-old Malaysian chef was arrested in Mauritius on suspicion of attempting to smuggle 17.88kg of cannabis, which was found in his luggage.

Another Malaysian, 76, was arrested in September after Mauritian authorities found 6.18kg of cannabis in his luggage.