3 men in custody after illegal drugs were allegedly recovered from them

3 men in custody after illegal drugs were allegedly recovered from them

By Ronal Deo
Wednesday 20/05/2015

Three men are in police custody after illegal drugs were allegedly recovered from them.

The first suspect, a 24-year-old of Nadera was arrested by police after dried leaves believed to be marijuana was found on him at the FNU Campus in Nasinu.

A security officer saw him acting in a suspicious manner and alerted police.

The second person, a 51-year-old man of Tavualevu was arrested in Tavualevu when police officers found dried leaves wrapped in a plastic bag at his home.

Police received information that he was dealing in illegal drugs and conducted a search at his home.

The third suspect, a 52-year-old man was arrested in Labasa after dried leaves wrapped in a plastic bag believed to be marijuana was found on him.

A police officer on beat saw him acting suspiciously, stopped him and conducted a search when he found the drugs.

The dried leaves have been seized and kept in police custody awaiting analysis.

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