Police uproot 1,600 plants in Northern Division farm raids
Police discovered a 1,500-plant marijuana farm at Vesivuru, Cakaudrove, 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.
🇫🇯 Vesivuru, Cakaudrove and Nawi, Tukavesi · Fiji
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- Arrested
- 1
- Plants destroyed
- 1,600
More than 1,600 plants believed to be marijuana were discovered in two farming areas in the Northern Division as police continued operations across Fiji’s five policing divisions.[1]
A farm with more than 1,500 plants was found earlier in the week in the Vesivuru farming area in Cakaudrove.[1] In a separate mop-up exercise at Nawi, a Tukavesi team found another farm with more than 100 plants; a 38-year-old man believed to be the owner was arrested and taken into custody.[1]
The same operations roundup also recorded hotel-room drugs handed in at Labasa, cash and distribution equipment seized with two arrests at Sabeto in the west, and a man and woman arrested in the Eastern Division.[1]
Photos and video
- Seized dried leaves, branches and sachets from related Northern operations laid out for police. Photo via Fijivillage Photos: Fijivillage
Sources
- More than 1,600 suspected marijuana plants discovered in Northern Division, police continue nationwide drug operations. Fijivillage, 29 October 2026. In English.
Open questions the AI reported
- No second outlet account of the Vesivuru and Nawi raids was found; the suspect was unnamed and charges were not reported.