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Singer Jean Marc Empeigne (36), better known as « Double K » on the Mauritian scene, was arrested last night at his home, in Roche-Bois, for heroin trafficking. The ADSU had information according to which the thirty-something had become a strong link in a drug network operating in this suburb of the capital. Moreover, his associates aroused the suspicions of the police. Having heard that the suspect was going to receive a quantity of heroin, Inspector Lepois’s team set up an operation yesterday not far from the artist’s house.
The Alpha 6 team has been on guard since the afternoon and investigators have scrutinized the entrances and exits at Double K. It was around 7 p.m. that they entered the house of the suspect, who was surprised to see the police officers. his home. At first, he claimed that ADSU had false information on him and claims that he is not involved in any drug trafficking. A search was carried out in his presence and the police came across a plastic bag containing heroin pellets, the market value of which is estimated at Rs 1,875,000. Asked about the presence of this drug, the suspect remained silent.
In view of the way the drugs were packaged, ADSU suspects that it was a mule that may have passed through the cracks of the authorities at the port or at the airport. The police also requisitioned Jean Marc Empeigne’s cell phone. The latter was taken to the ADSU headquarters, to the central barracks, for the procedures of his arrest. He was subsequently taken into custody pending his provisional criminal charges for drug trafficking.
This isn’t the first time Double K has faced run-ins with the police. In December 2017, that of Bain des Dames had arrested him following a complaint for sexual assault. The victim had argued that she was leaving a party in Cité-Vallijee and went to the bus stop to wait for transport. The suspect, in the car, offered to drive her home. The complainant said the artist took her to a house, where he sexually assaulted her at the threat of a knife.
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