631 articles tagged "drugs"
A 41-year-old man from Loa Village in Cakaudrove will appear in the Labasa Magistrates Court today after the Police Special Response Unit uprooted 30 marijuana plants from a farm which allegedly belongs to him. He
The four men who allegedly attempted to smuggle almost 40kg cocaine to Australia through Fiji have all been charged and their matters are now before the court. A 34-year-old Sydney man was sentenced to 7 years and
Prominent lawyer, Devanesh Sharma will now represent Joshua Aziz Rahman who was allegedly found with $31 million worth of cocaine in 2018. Rahman's co-defence council, Ashneil Nadan told the court that there is no
A 34-year-old Sydney man who attempted to smuggle almost 40 kilograms of cocaine into Australia has been sentenced to 7 years and 6 months imprisonment following a Pacific Transnational and Serious Organised Crime Taskf
Police have confirmed they are now investigating the reports raised by the Fiji Football Association of players testing positive for marijuana. Fiji FA CEO Mohammed Yusuf says Police have enquired with them and the
The Suva Magistrates Court will not be registering the conviction of a 22-year-old university student who was found with marijuana in his dormitory at the University of the South Pacific. Kessler Onguglo Anton had
The owner of one of the five farms raided by Police in Kadavu last week is yet to be located. 540 marijuana plants were seized from the farm in Vagaloa Settlement in Vacalea, Nakasaleka. More than 1,000 mariju
Police Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan says to date more than 1.5 tonnes of marijuana has been uprooted and destroyed in Kadavu. He says a lot of speculation and allegations are made against Police when dru
More than 1,000 marijuana plants were seized in five different raids on the island of Kadavu this week. Police say the first raid was conducted in Nuku, Nakasaleka, resulting in the seizure of more than 180 mariju
University of the South Pacific’s Deputy Vice Chancellor Regional Campuses, Estates and Infrastructure, Dr Giulio Paunga says any student involved in the possession, sale or use of illicit drugs will face disciplinary
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama says there are some ill informed people claiming crime is on the rise in Fiji but that is not true when in fact violent crime is way down because of the nationwide curfew. Bainimar
Two players tested positive for marijuana use during the Vodafone Futsal IDC last weekend. Fiji FA President Rajesh Patel confirms the two were first-time offenders and have been suspended for three months. Pa
Marijuana plants valued at more than $119 million have been uprooted by Police in Kadavu from the 22nd of June to last Saturday, and more raids continue. Police Chief of Operations, ACP Abdul Khan says 42,000 plant
A 23-year-old man from Qauia, Lami has been sentenced to 3 years 6 months imprisonment with a non parole period of 2 years and six months for cultivating marijuana in Kadavu. Noa Toga who is originally from Banikea
A new trend has emerged where cultivators are trying to beat drone surveillance during drug operations in Kadavu as more than 6,700 plants confirmed to be marijuana were uprooted from five different farms in the last fe
A 22-year-old university student charged with one count of possession of illicit drugs has pleaded guilty to the charge before Chief Magistrate Usaia Ratuvili. Kessler Onguglo Anton was found with 0.1 gram of mariju
A second player has tested positive for using marijuana during the Punjas Battle of the Giants Tournament yesterday. This has been confirmed by Fiji FA President Rajesh Patel. Patel says that they have conduc
More than 1000 kilograms of marijuana plants worth more than $85 million dollars have been uprooted in Kadavu within one-month . The Fiji Police Force has briefed the Commissioner Eastern Vitale Varo and various g
CCTV cameras will soon be installed in locations around Nausori Town to help Police deal with growing concerns about the increasing number of criminal activities in the town. This is a joint initiative between Poli
Police Chief Operations Officer ACP Abdul Khan is now addressing the issue of shortfalls in service delivery following concerns raised by business people in Nausori about prostitution, glue sniffing and drugs in town.
