Police officers of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (Adsu) of the northern division seized 3.11 kilos of cannabis and 186.67 grams of seeds of this drug in the late afternoon of Friday 23 September. It was during a raid at the home of a couple of masons in the village of Gokhoola, Rivière du Rempart. Marie Lisette Cupidon-Casimir, 44 years old and her husband, Genave Casimir, 38 years old were arrested. The value of the seized drugs is estimated at Rs 6 million. The Adsu police officers also seized a sum of Rs 8450, which is suspected to be from the sale of these drugs.
It is around 4 pm, this Friday September 23 that this police search was carried out at the residence of the couple Casimir on the basis of certain information. These were to prove true. During this search the men of the chief inspector Seeven Valaydon, under the supervision of the assistant superintendent of police, Rajendranath Jhurry came across a parcel containing cannabis, a plastic container with two hundred and forty-three seeds of this drug, nine parcels of cannabis, nine bags of cannabis, three plastic bags containing cannabis, a partially torn plastic bag in which there was cannabis, a bottle with a grey colored stopper in which there were 166.91 grams of cannabis seeds A sum of Rs 8450 that the police suspect to be from the sale of this drug was also seized.
Lisette and Genave Casimir were taken to the Adsu office for questioning before being placed in a police cell. This Saturday morning, September 24, they were brought before the Bail and Remand Court (BRC) in Port-Louis. They are facing a provisional charge of drug trafficking with aggravating circumstances for the purpose of distribution. This Monday morning, September 26, they will be brought before the court in Pamplemousses.
