631 articles tagged "drugs"
A total of 2,982 arrests for breaching COVID-19 related restrictions were made from March to yesterday however Police Commissioner, Sitiveni Qiliho says there is a significant drop in other offences. He says the to
Three farmers who were arrested following drug raids in the Northern Division have been charged and will appear in the Savusavu Magistrates Court today. They all have been charged with a count each of unlawful poss
More people have been arrested in the Northern Division after drug raids conducted by Police. Police say a joint raid conducted by officers from the Tukavesi Police Station and the Police Special Response Unit resu
Police have conducted more drug raids in the Northern Division which has resulted in the arrest of 3 farmers. Police say a raid conducted yesterday in Waikava on a farm allegedly belonging to a 34 year old farmer r
Police have arrested a number of people in the Northern Division after they were allegedly found with marijuana. Close to 1500 plants believed to be marijuana was uprooted by a joint team of officers from the Tukav
A 28-year-old man originally from Taveuni is still in custody after a search conducted at his partner's home in Valelevu on Thursday. The joint raid conducted by officers from Valelevu and Nasinu resulted in the al
A 60-year-old woman is currently in Police custody following a raid conducted at her home in Lautoka yesterday afternoon. The raid conducted by a team from the Lautoka Police Station at Sulua Street, resulted in th
A 39-year-old man has been arrested at his home in Navakai in Nadi after the Namaka Operations team found white substances believed to be methamphetamine. Two arrests have also been made in Davuilevu Housing in the
Police in Myanmar have seized South East Asia's biggest ever haul of synthetic drugs, the scale of which they described as "off the charts". BBC reports more than 200m methamphetamine tablets, 500kg of crystal methamp
A 33-year old man who allegedly cultivated 58.5 grams of marijuana plants at his home in Wailekutu, Lami has been granted bail by the Suva Magistrates Court. Taniela Ratu has been charged with 1 count of illegal cu
Police say raids continue to be conducted on inter-island vessels in a bid to curb the transportation of illicit drugs from maritime islands. Another raid was conducted yesterday in a vessel berthed at the Narain J
A 47-year-old man who has a criminal record for other serious offences was arrested yesterday following the discovery of more than 70 sachets of dried leaves and a coin bag containing loose dried leaves believed to be m
Two men who were arrested following a drug raid in Naikabula, Lautoka last week have been released on bail by the Lautoka Magistrates Court. 43-year old businessmen Sanjesh Chand and 47-year old labourer Vinesh Cha
The 34-year old Health Inspector who was arrested following a drug raid at his home and quarters in Savusavu last week has been charged and will be produced in the Savusavu Magistrates Court this morning. The accus
A farmer which Police had been tracking for his alleged involvement in drug related activities has been arrested in Savusavu. The 40-year-old man was allegedly found with more than a dozen sachets of dried leaves b
Three businessmen and a Health Inspector are among twelve people arrested following drug raids conducted by Police around the country. Police confirm that a team of officers arrested a 34-year-old Health Inspector
More drug raids have been conducted by Police - and this time another inter-island vessel has been raided with marijuana found onboard while a man has been found with packets of methamphetamine at Mead Road. A rai
High Court Judge, Justice Daniel Goundar says the cultivation of marijuana especially on secluded locations is becoming too prevalent in our community. He made these comments while sentencing two youths to 7 years
Two unemployed youths from Kadavu who cultivated 25kg worth of marijuana plants have been sentenced to 7 years imprisonment. 19-year-old Josaia Delai and 20-year-old Viliame Mocevakaceva were produced before High C
Five people are in police custody after a successful drug raid was conducted on board an inter-island vessel that was returning from Kadavu yesterday. In custody are three crew members and two men alleged to be rec
