660 articles tagged "drug"
Three youths who allegedly assaulted an elderly beggar to death and stole his money to buy liquor will appear in Labasa Magistrates Court today. Police say they are facing charges after an investigation revealed th
Two men from Mead Road Housing have been charged with unlawful possession of illicit drugs following a raid on Friday. Police say the 29-year-old has been charged with 3 counts. They say he is charged with a c
Concerns have been raised about the increasing number of marijuana plants being uprooted from maritime islands, highlighting the prevalence of illegal cultivation in these areas. A total of 46,000 plants were uproo
Special Police Constable, William McKay who was allegedly found in possession of 40.07 kilograms of marijuana at his Raiwaqa home, has been released on $1,000 bail. 6,037 branches of marijuana were found at his hom
A 31-year-old unemployed man from Kinoya has been arrested for the unlawful possession of illicit drugs after arriving on a shipping vessel from a maritime island. Police say their team, based at the jetty searched
6,037 branches of dried leaves believed to be marijuana has been found at a Police Special Constable’s home in Raiwaqa. The raid was conducted at Tamasua Street, off Nailuva Road. The bags of marijuana were
Police have uprooted close to 101 green plants believed to be marijuana from a farm on the island of Gau during an operation over the weekend. Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations, Livai Driu, says their tea
Drug kingpins is a big issue and that's one of the major fronts that we will have to confront. Newly appointed Minister for Policing, Ioane Naivalurua highlighted this to fijivillage News when asked on how will th
In a move to rehabilitate convicted drugs offender, a Drug Rehabilitation Centre will be established within the Fiji Corrections Service. This comes as Cabinet approved this following its meeting yesterday. T
3 men are in Police custody after they were found with illicit drugs at Tamole Settlement in New Town, Nasinu. The Fiji Police and Fiji Dog Detector Unit raided the house on Sunday afternoon where a 56-year-old un
Eighteen people have been arrested for possession of illicit drugs just five days into the new year, including two students detained on New Year’s Day and a woman arrested this morning. Police say on New Year’s
Three men were arrested yesterday for being in possession of illicit drugs, in Lautoka and Suva. The Police K-9 Unit stopped a vehicle along Waiyavi, Lautoka and searched a 26-year-old mechanic of Sabeto Central an
Six men are in custody after they were arrested on Christmas Day for possession of illicit drugs. Police say a 38-year-old unemployed man from Nabua was found with seven sachets of dried leaves wrapped in aluminum
16 people were arrested yesterday for being in possession of illicit drugs. Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations (ACPO)Livai Driu says seven were arrested in the Central Division, which included the two men
A man has been arrested in Kinoya after being found in possession of three zip-lock bags containing white substances, believed to be methamphetamine, were found under the car doormat. Police say the driver and thre
Two men who arrived this morning on a shipping vessel are in police custody after being found with illicit drugs during a search conducted by the Fiji Police Force and the Fiji Dog Detector Unit at Port Mua-i-Walu in Su
Two men have been arrested for the alleged possession of illicit drugs after a joint raid by the Fiji Police and Fiji Dog Detector Unit was conducted at 2 this morning at Wailea in Vatuwaqa The suspects were caugh
214 reported drug cases have been recorded for the month of November. Acting Police Commissioner, Juki Fong Chew says of the 214 cases recorded, 209 were related to the unlawful possession of illicit drugs and 5 we
76 people around the country arrested this week for drug related offenses with a 64-year-old man as the oldest after being found with seven sachets of dried leaves believed to be marijuana , while a 19-year-old farmer i
Five people were arrested last night in Narere after being found with 6 zip-lock bags containing white crystals. Police say this was found after the raid was done. They say they also uprooted 272 green plants
