Discovery of 240 grams of drugs under an airplane seat: ADSU scrutinizes the passenger list

The investigation into the seizure of four packages suspected to contain 240 grams of drugs, discovered under the unoccupied seat 28A of an airplane during a cleaning operation on Tuesday, January 27, is progressing.

Alerted by the cleaning team supervisor, the ADSU continues its inquiries to identify the origin and those responsible for this concealment. Officers are now meticulously examining the passenger list of the flight to determine who might have placed the drug packages under the specified seat. The airplane was carrying about a hundred passengers out of a capacity of approximately 300, leaving many seats unoccupied. In the meantime, to confirm the exact nature of the substance, the ADSU has sent samples of the content of the packages to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).

The ADSU detectives handling this investigation are considering three theories. The first is that the smuggler panicked and abandoned the drugs before leaving the aircraft. The second possibility is that the smuggler was forced to purge the packages due to their digestive system. In fact, they were found tied together with a cord to facilitate the purge.

"Sometimes, certain mules fail to hold onto their cargo until the destination," sources reveal. It is possible that the smuggler had several other packages on them and that the ones found are only a part of the total load. "Whenever we intercept mules, we also get a small amount of drugs. They swallow dozens of packages," the ADSU detectives add.

Another hypothesis raised by investigators is that the drugs may have been abandoned by a passenger during a previous flight. The parcel could not have been retrieved as planned and remained in place. The aircraft had previously operated a route between South Africa and England, but investigators confirm that on the London-Mauritius leg, the seat in question was unoccupied.