Three Malaysians were arrested in Mauritius for smuggling suspected cannabis on 2 November.

The Malaysian couple, aged 22 and 18, from Penang, arrived at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport and were flagged for further checks.

Mauritian authorities seized 60 rectangular, vacuum-packed black plastic parcels containing green plant material believed to be cannabis. The parcels were concealed in four suitcases: one suspect carried 32.5kg, while a woman carried 32.6kg. Apple tracking devices were also found inside each suitcase.

In a separate case, a third suspect, a 30-year-old Sabahan working as a security officer in Singapore, was arrested with 10 plastic packets of suspected cannabis weighing 10.9kg.