More than 2,000 marijuana plants uprooted on Kadavu
Fiji police uprooted more than 2,000 plants believed to be marijuana from farms at four villages on Kadavu in February 2019. The plants were taken to Suva for analysis while police said the farm owners were known and investigations were continuing.
🇫🇯 Nacomoto, Namajiu, Mataso and Rakiraki villages, Kadavu, Fiji
Fiji police uprooted more than 2,000 plants believed to be marijuana from
various farms on Kadavu as teams began revisiting known cultivation locations.[1]The farms were located at the villages of Nacomoto, Namajiu, Mataso and
Rakiraki.[1]
Police spokesperson Ana Naisoro said the raid followed information received from
members of the public.[1]The police vessel M.V. Veiqaravi was deployed to
Kadavu the day before the 10 February 2019 report to transport the plants to
Suva for analysis.[1]The owners of the farms were known to police and
investigations were continuing.[1]
Police separately confirmed two other drug-related arrests, with one person
remaining in custody pending investigations and the other charged with
possession of illicit drugs.[1]
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The article gives no separate date for the uprooting; 10 February 2019 is the publication date used as the incident date.
The plants were described only as believed to be marijuana, with no laboratory result, weight, area, value or plant height published.
The garbled final sentence about two other drug-related arrests does not identify the substances, places or dates, so no arrest or charge figure is recorded.
No court outcome for the farm owners was reported.
The account rests on a single opened source; a second account such as a Fiji Police Force release was not found.
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