One charged, three held after Nadi raids find marijuana, cocaine, meth
A man was charged with unlawful possession after a Joint Task Force raid on Nadi Back Road seized substances confirmed as cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana. Three other men stayed in custody after follow-up raids at a Nadi car wash and a Natabua home where seized substances were still being tested.
🇫🇯 Nadi Back Road, Nadi · Fiji
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Arrested
4
Charged
1
Agencies
Fiji Police Force, Republic of Fiji Military Forces +1
The Joint Task Force raid on Nadi Back Road was carried out on Wednesday by the
Fiji Police Force, the Republic of Fiji Military Forces and the Fiji Detector
Dog Unit.[1]The raid on Nadi Back Road resulted in the arrest of one man and
the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana.[1]White substances
seized during the Nadi Back Road operation tested positive for cocaine and
methamphetamine, while dried leaves were confirmed to be marijuana.[1]The man
arrested on Nadi Back Road has been charged with one count of unlawful
possession of illicit drugs and was to appear in the Nadi Magistrates Court
today.[1]
Two more Joint Task Force raids were carried out yesterday at a car wash in Nadi
and a home in Natabua.[1]Those two operations resulted in the seizure of
white substances believed to be illicit drugs and the arrest of three men.[1]The three men remained in Police custody while the seized substances were sent
for analysis.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
4
Charged
1
Agencies
Fiji Police Force; Republic of Fiji Military Forces; Fiji Detector Dog Unit
No weight, plant count, area or value was published for the marijuana confirmed in the Nadi Back Road seizure.
Wednesday is taken as 5 August 2026 and yesterday as 6 August 2026 from the 7 August 2026 publication date; 6 August is used as the incident date.
The white substances seized at the Nadi car wash and Natabua home were still awaiting analysis and were not confirmed as cannabis, so no cannabis weight can be separated for those seizures.
A separate Joint Task Force raid in Lautoka on Tuesday involving only methamphetamine, mentioned in the same article, is left out of this report as a different event.
Only one source reporting these raids could be opened.
Police arrested a truck driver at Narain Jetty on 30 October 2026 after K9 Herb indicated drugs on his truck and officers found parcels of suspected marijuana. The seized leaves and branches were sent for testing, with the driver in custody and investigations continuing.
Police in Cunningham, Suva arrested a 33-year-old carpenter during a night patrol after allegedly finding suspected methamphetamine, dried leaves believed to be marijuana and $2,121.20 in cash. The man remained in custody while investigations continued and the substances awaited laboratory confirmation.
Police intercepted a vehicle in Labasa on 22 September 2026 and arrested four men after finding a white sack of loose dried leaves believed to be marijuana. Police said investigations were continuing as part of routine drug operations.
Police arrested a 30-year-old Lautoka man at Lomolomo Beach after allegedly finding 177 branches of dried leaves believed to be marijuana wrapped in foil. Reports published the next day said the investigation was continuing.
