631 articles tagged "drugs"
Drug raids conducted in Kadavu last week resulted in the seizure of up to 1,500 marijuana plants. Police say the raid conducted at Muanisolo in Naceva resulted in the discovery of up to 400 marijuana plants and in
Three taxi drivers were arrested after a raid conducted in a house resulted in the discovery of apparatus and equipment allegedly used to produce hard drugs. A 45-year old taxi driver of Nasinu was arrested after a
A small plane that crashed shortly after take-off in Papua New Guinea had been overloaded with cocaine and was bound for the Australian market. PNG Police say the "greed" of the drugs gang played a part in their do
Three men will appear in court today for two separate cases relating to drugs in Nadi and Lautoka. Police say the first case involves a 48 year old driver of Viseisei Back road who was allegedly found with methamph
Former Suva lawyer Shazran Abdul Lateef and Zoe Maharaj Moore who are charged in relation to drug possession will take their plea on the 5th of next month. According to the consolidated charges Lateef and Moore wer
More than 600 plants believed to be marijuana with an estimated value of close to $1 million were uprooted from a farm at Nauciwai Village in Kadavu on Friday. Police say the owner of the farm is yet to be identifi
A 36-year-old man from Samabula who was allegedly found with two bags of methamphetamine and five bullets of marijuana has been remanded in custody by Suva Magistrate Joseph Daurewa. Nitesh Singh has been charged w
A 36-year-old man from Samabula will be produced in court today after he was allegedly found with two bags of white substances believed to be methamphetamine and five bullets of dried leaves believed to be marijuana.
Close to 60 million dollars worth of marijuana plants has been seized by Police in the last two weeks on Kadavu with most of the discoveries so far made in the village of Gasele. This has been made possible through
Another 4,000 plants believed to be marijuana has been seized by Police in the village of Gasele in Kadavu. The plants have been uprooted by a Special Operations Team. Police say the plants weighed more than 2
Police have confirmed that no arrests have been made in relation to the drug raid in Kadavu this week where 2,000 marijuana plants with an estimated value of 6.9 million dollars was confiscated. The marijuana plant
Police have confiscated more than two thousand plants believed to be marijuana from a farm in Kadavu and its estimated value is $6.95 million. The plants believed to be marijuana which ranges from 7cm to 147 cm wer
Two men have been arrested after drug raids conducted by Police resulted in the seizure of illicit drugs believed to be marijuana. Police say a raid was conducted at the home belonging to a 25 year old man in Vatiy
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says when the news of drug raids particularly regarding marijuana is made public, there is a lot of calls to legalize the trade. Qiliho says we need to stop comparing Fiji to oth
More than 14,000 marijuana plants estimated to be worth more than $40 million were discovered and destroyed in Kadavu in the past week. The marijuana plants seized during the raids have all been destroyed after a c
A bus driver and a checker have been released on bail after they appeared in the Nasinu Magistrates Court for allegedly being found with methamphetamine inside their bus. Avinesh Chand and Avishek Naidu were produc
A 22-year-old man who was allegedly found with cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana at his apartment in Laucala Beach last Thursday will front the Nasinu Magistrates Court tomorrow. Police made the discovery fol
An Australian man has been sentenced to death in China for drug smuggling. The man was named in Australian media as Karm or Cam Gilespie. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the man is believed to have been
Police are now increasing their presence in the Vatuwaqa area through the Mobile Command Unit which has been stationed along Daya Street. The Mobile Command Unit has live CCTV cameras hooked up to the National Comm
52-year-old Senitiki Tuilovoni who is charged with a count of unlawful possession of drugs has been further remanded in custody by Nasinu Magistrate, Charles Ratakele. He was arrested following a raid conducted at
