[4] Following his resignation as a member of the ailing PMSD to join his step-brother's new party PMXD, Richard Duval's political career started in July 2005 when he was elected to the National Assembly in Constituency No.
In July 2008 Cindy Legallant was arrested on arriving in Mauritius with Rs 21 million worth of the drug Subutex (buprenorphine) in her suitcase, hidden amongst baby products.
Then-PMSD parliamentary private secretary (PPS) Richard Duval had requested the Prime Minister's Office on 29 April 2008 to provide special access to nutritionist Cindy Legallant to La Terrasse, an exclusive VIP lounge at the island's airport.
Instead Richard Duval chose to blame a white Subaru WRX, his childhood asthma, and consumption of cough syrup Benylin as causes of his accident and for his refusal to comply with policemen's request for testing.
In February 2014 Richard Duval, then president of the State Property Development Company failed to appear in Court for the scheduled hearing, as he had instead chosen to fly to South Africa.
[20][21][22] On 19 September 2015 Arvind and Manisha Shamloll were killed when travelling from their home in Laventure to their workplace in Grand Baie, when their blue motorcycle was impacted by a black Kia SUV belonging to Richard Duval.