660 articles tagged "drug"
More than 2,000 marijuana plants were seized, and 42 arrests were made in the Northern division from January 17th to the 12th of this month. Assistant Commissioner of Police – Operations Livai Driu says the north
Police have recorded a 94 percent increase in illicit drug cases as 169 cases were registered in January compared to 87 for the same period last year. 40 cases were associated with methamphetamine while the remaini
Most of the drugs are out on the streets already. This was highlighted by Attorney General Siromi Turaga while speaking during the seaport border control training. He says such training provides a pivotal rol
Methamphetamine seized in a bust was tampered with at the Crime Officer’s Office at Totogo Police Station in Suva on Friday night. fijivillage News received this information from inside sources yesterda
A 27-year-old woman has been charged after more than 3 kilograms of methamphetamine was found along Brown Street in a car following a chase on Friday. She is charged with one count of unlawful possession of illicit
Three people are in police custody in three separate cases after allegedly being found with methamphetamine and cocaine. A 54-year-old man is in custody following the seizure of two zip-lock plastic bags containing
The Fiji Police Force is appealing for information in relation to drug activities in communities and to refrain from using methamphetamine because of the high health risks associated with the drug currently circulating
Quick action by Police this morning led to an early morning intercept by the Nabua Quick Response Team which resulted in the arrest of two men and two women allegedly found with white substances believed to be methamphe
Over the years, the government has been spending quite a substantial amount of money in trying to combat the drug trade. This has been highlighted by the Assistant Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Sakiu
A total of 1,705 Marijuana plants have been uprooted in the Northern Division by the police last week. This is part of the Fiji Police Force’s Operation in the North. Police say on Monday, 2 plants were upr
The investigation is in its initial stage and Police are pleading to members of the community to assist them with any information regarding the latest find.
Lautoka police officer, Henry Jacob Raju charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine has been granted bail by the Lautoka Magistrates Court. Police say on 1st December at around 1.22am last year, Raju was a
Former Fiji Law Society President and Nadi lawyer, Dorsami Naidu says there needs to be a high-level investigation into the recent discovery of $2 billion worth of methamphetamine in Nadi, and he says it is time for t
A few years ago we were at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where we stated that the previous government was not doing enough to prevent what is coming, and now it is here. Those are the words Fiji Council of Socia
Thirteen people charged in relation to the seizure of more than four tonnes of methamphetamine in Nadi, have been bailed by Magistrate Jioji Boseiwaqa, and they will appear in the Lautoka High Court this Friday. Ju
Justin Ho, one of the persons charged in relation to the recent $2 billion methamphetamine busts, is the same person who had his case in court discontinued in 2020 after the cocaine seized in that case went missing from
Following the $2 billion meth bust in Nadi which is the biggest ever bust in Fiji, Police say investigations have uncovered the involvement of a foreign national tied to a known syndicate, whom they are pursuing with th
A new report reveals that the methamphetamine ravaging people here in Fiji is shipped by air and sea from British Columbia in Canada, the United States and Southeast Asia to lucrative markets in New Zealand and Australi
Police have uprooted close to 2,000 plants of marijuana in Vanua Levu during their operation over the weekend. Police Officers raided farms in Nabalebale Settlement, Viani Village, Navatu, Drekeniwai, and Vunimokos
4 men and 4 women are currently being questioned in relation to the two biggest methamphetamine busts in the country. Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime, Mesake Waqa says the 8 people in custody include a 38 ye
