Author: Yassine Carrim [ The Morning ], 14th of May 2010
The anti-drug brigade, especially the unit stationed at the airport Placentia, received strict instructions from high places to exercise strict control over the movements of passengers, especially those with suspicious looks from the Great Peninsula.
Mauritius is known as a hub for drug trafficking in the Indian Ocean, ADSU decided to take the bull by the horns. Gone are the days when ADSU focused particularly on the network from Europe to nab the smugglers of Subutex or those from Africa for heroin. Lately, according to workers social, Subutex has become popular among drug abusers. Following the arrest April 15 of two Indians in Mumbai, who tried to bring cocaine into the country, the hounds are on a war footing since the barons recycle. After Brown Sugar, heroin, Subutex ... the authorities do not want to see the market flooded this time of cocaine.
India is under close surveillance while others risk countries such as France, Madagascar, Tanzania, Uganda and Mozambique are closely monitored. Must emphasize that the drug squad is working with the services of the countries mentioned narcotics and especially with the Sub Regional Bureau of Interpol.
Passengers landing at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport are subject to searches and their luggage was examined by the scanner. You should know that the police are working together with the Mauritius Revenue Authority that the customs is the responsibility of this institution. Drugs are not the only item that is being monitored. But also other products such as alcohol, tobacco or designer clothes. The aim is to avoid any act of smuggling. The government introduced in 2009, amendments to the Dangerous Drugs Act because at the time, Subutex was classified as a psychotropic medication and not as a drug. Legally, the penalties were less severe compared to those traffickers involved in the sale of other opiates including heroin and Brown Sugar.
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