A 29-year-old lawyer from Coromandel arrived from Mumbai on 20 July and was searched at the SSR airport on 21 July by ADSU and MRA officers, according to L'Express. Four pre-rolled joints in plastic tubes and two packs of rolling papers were found in his bag, in the lost-property room.
He was provisionally charged with cannabis possession and appeared in Mahebourg court on 22 July. He was released on bail of Rs 7,000 plus a Rs 30,000 personal undertaking. No sentence is reported, and police were still investigating the source. A search of his home found nothing else. He is not named.
Why it matters: Four joints led to an airport search, a possession charge and a court appearance the next day. The case is not resolved.
Source: L'Express (Port Louis), via AllAfrica, 2026-07-23 (translated from French). Forgotten Prisoner's account is based on this reporting. An arrest or charge is not proof of guilt.