19-year-old in custody for claiming on social media to be selling drugs

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19-year-old in custody for claiming on social media to be selling drugs

By Alipate Narawa

Friday 05/01/2024

[Image: Fiji Police Force]

A 19-year-old man is in Police custody for claiming on social media to be selling drugs.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Crime Mesake Waqa says the Fiji Police Force will not condone people using social media as a platform to do business on illegal trade.

ACP Waqa says it is either done deliberately or as a platform of deception to lure people.

The 19 year old is currently being questioned by Police.

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