631 articles tagged "drugs"
A 41 year old farmer from Vunaniu Village in Serua has been sentenced to 6 years behind bars for cultivating 1,210 marijuana plants. Osea Kiliraki pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cultivation of an illicit d
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho has told fijivillage that they have conducted scientific tests on the sewer systems in Fiji and they now know where there has been a high consumption of methamphetamine and cocaine.
Police Commissioner Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho has confirmed to fijivillage they will be sending a team from the Police Special Response Unit to Kadavu to arrest about 30 men who allegedly attacked officers uproo
Police have uprooted 634 plants believed to be marijuana from a farm in Vunisei, Naceva, Kadavu yesterday. Police say the owner of the farm is yet to be identified. The height of the plants range from 24cm to
Police Commissioner, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho says they want to eradicate the cultivation of marijuana in places like Kadavu, Navosa and Vanua Levu, and they are looking at new options like destroying the drugs
A joint operation conducted by the Fiji Revenue and Customs Services and the Fiji Police Force has resulted in the arrest of two individuals from Lautoka in Nadi suspected of importing commercial quantity of methampheta
Suspended radio announcer Paula Nabuta, 21-year-old student Joji Kaitani and 28-year-old Viliame Kanatabua who are charged with being in possession of illicit drugs appeared before High Court Judge Justice Salesi Temo t
Police Commissioner Brigadier-General Sitiveni Qiliho says the successful conviction and sentencing of Canadian national Joshua Aziz Rahman will act as a major deterrent and has commended the efforts of all law enforcem
The Director of the Fiji Financial Intelligence Unit Razim Buksh says drug trafficking, cultivation and related offences continue to be the biggest contributor to money laundering risk in Fiji and this is based on an as
Canadian national, Joshua Aziz Rahman who was found in possession of 39.5kg of cocaine worth $31 million in Caubati in February 2019 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Police found 39 bars of cocaine at the hous
2 men who allegedly cultivated marijuana in Kadavu will take their plea in the Suva Magistrates Court on the 1st of November. 36-year-old Apisai Daveta and 41-year-old Kalaveti Marawa were arrested on the 20th of S
The war on drugs continues in the country as Police gather information on the alleged cultivation and manufacturing of illegal drugs. Over the past few weeks, Police have seized 29,977 marijuana plants with a matur
Two men from Samabula who allegedly attempted to import 9.755kg of methamphetamine in the country have been released on bail by Suva Magistrate Jeremaia Savou. Jone Rokomatua and Esala Vakarua have been jointly cha
2 men will be produced in the Suva Magistrates Court today charged with allegedly attempting to import illicit drugs. The arrest was the result of a successful joint operation between Fijian and international law e
2 Fijians are in police custody for allegedly attempting to import illegal drugs into the country. The arrest came as a result of a successful joint collaboration between the Fiji Police Force, Fiji Revenue Customs
Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho says they are tightening border controls after an assessment that some people from Kadavu are allegedly transporting marijuana out of Kadavu to places like Suva and going back to the
A 40-year-old businessman and 24-year old woman will appear in the Suva Magistrates Court today after they were allegedly found with methamphetamine and marijuana. Police say they were stopped and searched by a tea
Two men have been charged and produced in court following raids conducted by officers from the Western Division Narcotics and K9 Unit after they were allegedly found with methamphetamine last week. Police say the f
A 48-year-old farmer of Varoko and a 38-year-old driver of Koronubu in Ba are currently in police custody following the seizure of dried leaves believed to be marijuana. Police say the two men were travelling in a
9 men are currently in custody at the Ba Police Station after they were allegedly found in possession of drugs. All suspects were travelling to Ba from Navosa in two four-wheel-drive vehicles on Friday and were int
