07/06/2026
The Fiji Police Force will produce a businessman from Nadi in court, charged in relation to the unlawful importation of illicit drugs, namely co***ne, seized in January 2026 in Vatia.
Following consultations with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the accused has been formally charged with one count of Unlawful Importation of Illicit Drugs, one count of Unlawful Possession of Illicit Drugs and one count of Possession of Properties Suspected of Being Proceeds of Crime.
The accused is alleged to have with others between the 01st of November 2025 to the 15th of January, 2026 facilitated and unlawfully imported into Fiji more than 2.6 tons of co***ne.
It is further alleged that during the same period, the accused at Vatia Wharf, Tavua, were unlawfully in possession of the said drugs.
On the 5th of June 2026, a search conducted at his residence in Nadi led to the discovery and seizure of large sums of local and foreign currencies suspected to be proceeds of crime.
The accused will be produced at the Tavua Magistrates Court on Monday 8th June 2026.
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