Court remands suspect who escaped during ANB operation at Corgat Estate

The Magistrate Court has remanded for 14 days the 18-year-old male fruit and vegetable vendor of Union Vale who managed to escape before officers of the Anti-Narcotics Bureau (ANB) of the Seychelles Police Force could arrest him during an ANB operation at Corgat Estate on September 22, 2020.

During the operation, the ANB officers were obstructed/threatened by bystanders with machete, knife and other weapons but managed to seize approximately 27 grammes of suspected heroin in the possession of the mentioned suspect before he escaped.

Following the incident, he reported to the ANB station on September 24, 2020 when he was arrested, processed and detained for prosecution.

He will reappear before the court on October 11, 2020.

 ANB communique