A meticulous intelligence work carried out by the men of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) of Grand-Bay since Thursday, December 16, allowed this Friday, December 24, to put the hand on the collar of three of the four suspects wanted for the importation of Rs 56 million of cannabis. They are, Abu Bakar Siddic Seethamah, alias Pepec, a 44 years old cook, Keetanandsing Ramchurn, also known as Tipti, a 29 years old fisherman and Mohamed Yousouf Seeruttun, alias Parwez, a 37 years old skipper. These suspects who live in Grand Bay will be brought before the Bail and Remand Court (BRC) on Saturday morning, December 25.
On the afternoon of Thursday, December 16, the National Coast Guard (NCG) intercepted a speed boat with four crew members entering the Grand Bay channel. Caught in pursuit, the boat had to change course towards the shore. The four people on board had to abandon the boat to flee. A large shipment of cannabis, 56.1 kilos, was seized. The value of this drug is Rs 56 million.
It is the Adsu team of Grand-Bay led by the chief inspector Rohomutally, the inspector Soyfoo and the constable Gungaram who proceeded to the arrest of these three suspects. These three suspects are well known in the Adsu community. These police officers have been working hard since December 16 to apprehend these four people who were returning to the country with drugs. Once again the axis Reunion/Mauritius in the importation of drugs is confirmed.
In the wake of this same investigation, on Wednesday 22 December, Adsu arrested Arshad Shabir Seethamah, 27 years old. The latter is the nephew of Siddic Seethamah who was caught in the net of Adsu on Friday, December 24. In the afternoon of Thursday, December 23, Jean Paul Meunier, a 42-year-old skipper and his partner, Maryam Samiirah Soupe, 24, were arrested. They are accused of Perverting course of justice. These three suspects allegedly conveyed the four suspects after they left the speed boat ӑ Grand-Baie to flee. Adsu also found in the possession of Maryam Soupe five psychotropic tablets. These three suspects were brought before the court of Pamplemousses this Friday, December 24.
