Rodrigues Chief Commissioner Franceau Grandcourt has issued a stark warning that “certain concerts” on the autonomous island are sadly being “associated with drugs”. The alarming concern...
A 56-year-old German national has been arrested at Plaisance Airport after customs and anti-narcotics agents discovered two kilogrammes of heroin hidden in his luggage, with a...
A common and long-used diabetes drug, metformin, has been found to have an unexpected and direct effect on the brain, according to new research. Scientists at...
Two French nationals, Diafra Trarore and Youssouf Cherif, have been sentenced to 22 years in prison each in Mauritius after pleading guilty to hashish trafficking. The...
More than one tonne of methamphetamine, with an estimated street value of nearly 2.91 billion Mauritian Rupees, has been seized in a major maritime operation in...
Anti-drug communication in the nation has been branded an “urgent national concern” by a strategic communications expert, who argues that current awareness campaigns are “obsolete and...
The police have publicly identified the country’s drug crisis—specifically the consumption and trafficking of illicit substances—as the principal factor behind the recent surge in violent crime....
Sam Lauthan, director of the National Agency for Drug Control, emphasized that fighting drug abuse requires society’s collective effort, not just government action. Speaking on June...
At the Oiseau du Paradis shelter in Cap-Malheureux, three children were taken to the SSRN hospital on Sunday 1st June evening after being found in a...
Mauritius authorities are warning about a new type of heroin that has recently appeared on the local market. The drug, which is pink in color, was...
