More than $150,000 of worth of marijuana ready to be taken to Labasa this week was intercepted by police yesterday in a house in Davuilevu.

Police spokesman Atunaisa Sokomuri said police received a tip off and raided the house and found more than 47 parcels of dried leaves believed to be marijuana.

He said the house owner is currently being interrogated by police at Nakasi police post and will be charged once analysis reports are received from Koronivia research station.

It is believed that the drugs were packed to be shipped to a peddler in Labasa.