Twenty-two people have so far been arrested for their alleged involvement in drug cultivation as part of Operation Sasamaki which started nearly two weeks ago.
Police Chief Operations Officer ACP Rusiate Tudravu said nine people were arrested in the Northern Division for their alleged involvement in the cultivation of marijuana, six people from Kadavu were charged and produced while another seven are in custody at the Nabua Police Station.
Tudravu said a 28-year-old man from Nabulini Village, Wainibuka, Tailevu, has been charged with the alleged cultivation of illicit drugs and will be produced in the Nausori Magistrates Court today.
The man was arrested following a morning raid in the interior of the Wainibuka highlands on Wednesday morning.
Tudravu said another suspect who is also wanted for a raid conducted on a farm at Delasese Settlement last year is still on the run.
He added that his officers trekked for almost seven hours to get to the farm where the plants believed to be marijuana were cultivated.
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