“Rose-Hill facing the proliferation of drugs” was the title of the report relayed in our columns on December 20, 2025, giving a summary insight into the problem linked to this scourge in the city. Our investigative work continued this year and, beyond the impunity that dealers continue to enjoy and the ease with which anyone can obtain drugs, the increase in hospitalizations for overdoses (sometimes leading to death) and the complications of mental health have also taken on worsening proportions among young people. After burying their heads in the sand, the elected officials of constituency No. 19 decided to take the bull by the horns... if we rely on the emergency meeting organized on Wednesday by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Deven Nagalingum, in the council chambers. For a little over an hour, elected officials, police officers and social workers increased constructive discussions. The presence of Mgr Jean-Michaël Durhône at this meeting is likely to instill a certain dose of optimism among those over-exposed to these incivilities.
“In life, I had the choice between love, drugs and death. I chose the first two, and it was the third that chose me.” This quote from singer Jim Morrison, who died in troubled circumstances on the night of July 3, 1971, at the age of 50, reflects It alone covers the stages arising from the encounter between a substance and an individual, from the simple desire to the irrepressible need to consume, and how these drugs will, ultimately, hijack the brain's reward system to the point of creating addictions, sometimes leading to death. Getting out of the hell of narcotics is no easy task, just like stemming the traffic which is thriving at breakneck speed in Mauritius, in places that resale networks and consumption circuits can infiltrate. The neighborhoods of constituency No. 19 (Stanley/Rose-Hill) do not escape this sad observation.
Five months ago, Week-End revealed scenes depicting areas in the grip of chaos, maintained by dealers ready to go to any lengths to sell their stocks of illicit products. Being located in dense residential spaces, traffic is made visible by the comings and goings of customers and by the occupation of urban space by people involved in the deal, whether sales or surveillance. It is therefore quite common for the population to be able to cite with great precision the places where drugs are hidden, the times as well as the places of sale, sometimes recognizing the participants in the trafficking.
“At least they worked, played sportsâ¦â»
Considered a breeding ground for the history of sister cities and the emergence of young artists and athletes, Plaisance serves as a case
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