More than 100 marijuana plants seized in Tailevu farm raid
Police seized more than 100 suspected marijuana plants plus dried leaves and branches at Dogo Settlement, Nananu, Tailevu. A suspect found in the farmhouse was arrested and held at Korovou Police Station.
A suspect found inside his farm house at Dogo Settlement, Nananu, Tailevu was
arrested and taken into custody at Korovou Police Station.[1]The raid was
conducted at Dogo Settlement, Nananu, Tailevu.[2]Officers from the Eastern
Division Taskforce, the Criminal Investigations Department and the K9 Unit
carried out the raid.[3]
Officers seized more than 100 plants along with dried leaves and branches, all
believed to be marijuana.[1]That Eastern Division Task Force raid earlier
last week discovered more than 100 plants, dried leaves and branches believed to
be marijuana.[4]
Police linked the operation to community policing efforts and increased
information sharing between police and the community.[1]Acting Assistant
Commissioner Driu said community support is vital in curbing the illicit drug
trade and that similar efforts are directed towards white drugs, not only
marijuana.[1]
Photos and video
Seized plants, dried leaves and branches laid out after the Tailevu raid. Photo: Fiji Police Force via The Fiji TimesPhoto details
Police with K-9 units arrested four men at Narain Jetty, Suva, on the night of 18 October 2026 after finding dried leaves, green branches and sachets believed to be marijuana in luggage of outer-island arrivals. Analysis was pending.
A joint Fiji Police Force and military operation seized 47,042 marijuana plants from 93 farms in the Northern Division, with 22 people arrested. Policing Minister Ioane Naivalurua announced the totals in a ministerial statement in Parliament on 26 May 2026.
Police in Fiji's Northern Division seized more than 7,000 marijuana plants, some over four metres tall, from a farm at Qaranibali in Vusasivo, Natewa, on 25 March 2026. A drone found the plantation during Operation Sasamaki; the plants were taken for analysis and police said three months later that no arrests had been made.
The Savusavu Operations team seized more than 400 plants believed to be marijuana in a raid at the Tacilevu farming area on 26 November 2024. The farm owner was yet to be known and investigations were continuing, with no arrests reported.
