Police seize more than 5,000 plants believed to be marijuana in Kadavu

Police seize more than 5,000 plants believed to be marijuana in Kadavu

By Alipate Narawa
Wednesday 28/06/2023
[Photo: Fiji Police]

More than 5,000 plants believed to be marijuana were discovered on a farm in the Naioti terrains in Yale, Kadavu.

Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations (ACP/O) Livai Driu says a special drug operations team is on the island pursuing information provided on the alleged cultivation of the illicit substance, as Police target cultivators and suppliers.

ACP Driu says more than 5,000 plants were seized from an unknown farm, and efforts are underway to identify the owner of the farm.

He says while arrests are being made in urban centres for users, operations targeting cultivators and suppliers are running concurrently throughout the Divisions.

ACP Driu further says with revelations made of increased admissions to St Giles Hospital for drug and substance abuse cases, as well as drug use with school based drug trends, the head of Police Operations, says Police are doing all they can to curb the illegal drug trade, but need public support.

He says the illicit drug trade impacts society as a whole, and therefore needs the support of the community to tackle the issue.

The Chief of Operations would like to thank the public for the sharing of information, and the Fiji Police Force hopes the harmful impacts of drugs can be talked more about in various community, social and religious groups, as a means of curtailing the use of drugs.

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