Woman arrested for unlawful possession of meth to front Suva Magistrates Court in the next hour

The woman arrested for unlawful possession of methamphetamine following a joint controlled operation between the Fiji Police Force and Fiji Revenue and Customs Service will front the Suva Magistrates Court in the next hour.

She was arrested after she had picked up a parcel containing Methamphetamine concealed inside a bottle of peanut butter sent from America.

The woman has been charged with one count of Unlawful Possession of Illicit Drugs: Contrary to Section 5 (a) of the Illicit Drugs Control Act, 2004 and one count of Unlawful Importation of Illicit Drugs: Contrary to Section 4 (1) of the Illicit Drugs Control Act, 2004.

The woman allegedly imported 115 grams of methamphetamine valued at $115,000 through Parcel Post.