Fiji police destroy 47,397 marijuana plants in Cakaudrove
Fiji Police uprooted and destroyed 47,397 marijuana plants through four operations in Cakaudrove, Vanua Levu, with 77 arrests reported across farm raids and roadblocks. The reported operations covered cultivation hotspots in the Northern Division's Golden Triangle.
Fiji Police reported that four coordinated operations in Cakaudrove, Vanua Levu,
uprooted and destroyed 47,397 marijuana plants.[1][2]The Fiji Times listed
13,007 plants in the first wave, 20,226 in the second, 1,332 in the third and
12,832 in the fourth.[2]
The operations were reported to have produced 77 arrests: 23 at farms linked to
drug cultivation and 54 at roadblocks.[1][2]The roadblock operations also
seized dried marijuana leaves, ammunition and cash; the four separate Labasa
arrests for methamphetamine offences are not included in this report’s arrest
figure.[1][2]
The reported focus was the Northern Division’s Golden Triangle, including the
districts of Tunuloa, Natewa, Cakaudrove Vanua, Navatu and Naweni.[1][2]
Photos and video
Police photo published with the Cakaudrove operation report showing a cannabis cultivation area. Photo: Fiji Police ForcePhoto details
More than 8,000 plants believed to be marijuana were uprooted from two farms in the Lea farming area of Cakaudrove. The joint Northern Division Taskforce, supported by Republic of Fiji Military Forces officers, found the farms this week while police separately seized suspected methamphetamine and cash in Laucala Beach.
Police discovered a 1,500-plant marijuana farm at Vesivuru, Lea, and a 100-plant farm at Nawi, Tukavesi, arresting the suspected owner, a 38-year-old man, as nationwide operations continued on 29 October 2026.
Northern Division police uprooted 2,371 suspected marijuana plants from two farms at Nanuca, Savusavu, on 19 October 2026. A 38-year-old farmer from Drekeniwai Village was arrested over the alleged cultivation.
Fiji Police uprooted more than 11,000 plants believed to be marijuana from a farming area in Nasuva, Cakaudrove, on 2 October 2026. The farm's owner has not been identified and police were still trying to locate them a week later; the plants were seized for analysis.
