A three-week long operation has allowed early this Monday morning of October 03 to intercept a van with 100 kilos of cannabis coming from Reunion Island on the Coastal road of Black River. This operation, which was mounted by the men of the Special Striking Team (SST) of the Police Headquarters, resulted in 7 arrests, including Constable Jonathan Symon Rabot, 29, a resident of Notre-Dame, Montagne-Longue, who is assigned to the Terre-Rouge police station. He has eight years of service on the police force. The market value of the seized drugs is estimated at Rs 150 million.
It was shortly after 6:00 am on October 03 that the team of police officers, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Ashik Jagai, arrived in the coastal village of Black River. The van, which had just taken the 100 kilos of cannabis on board, was driving towards the village of Tamarin on the Coastal Road when it was intercepted.
All indications are that this drug shipment had just arrived by sea from Reunion Island on a beach in Black River. According to some sources, this drug was destined for a network operating in the North of the country.
Dip: “The ADSU and the Striking Team are not in competition”
The Commissioner of Police, Anil Kumar Dip, held a press conference to report the seizure. He was surrounded by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Choolun Bhojoo, the head of the Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) and the head of the SST, ASP Jagai. As other operations were underway in connection with this seizure.
After the big cannabis seizure this morning, the Commissioner took the opportunity to address some of the criticisms about the crack team and the drug squad. Anil Kumar Dip said that the two units are not in competition. “As Commissioner of Police, it is my duty to ensure the smooth functioning and efficiency of all units. I have looked at the operation of the ADSU. There have been transfers and there will be more,” said the Commissioner of Police. For Anil Kumar Dip, all the officers of the Police must work together.
This is information that the men of the SST have been working on for three weeks and hours of surveillance, which allowed them to make this seizure. The CP asked for the support of the population to fight this scourge of drugs, which makes victims within several families, and at the same time, he sent a strong signal to all those who believe to continue in this lucrative business. The CP also congratulated the ADSU, the SST and all members of the police force, who are doing a great job in the fight against drugs, despite some events that occurred, which some people want to take advantage of to break the morale of the Police.
