400 marijuana plants uprooted on Tacilevu hill in Cakaudrove
Fiji Police uprooted 400 plants believed to be marijuana on Tacilevu hill in Cakaudrove on 8 June 2018 during Operation Cavuraka 3. Police said the operation was revisiting areas known for marijuana cultivation, with a separate target on hard drugs.
Fiji Police uprooted 400 plants believed to be marijuana on Tacilevu hill in
Cakaudrove, on the island of Vanua Levu, on 8 June 2018.[1]Police
spokesperson Ana Naisoro said the 400 plants were uprooted during a police
operation at the hill site.[1]The plants were described only as believed to
be marijuana, and the account gives no laboratory confirmation, weight,
cultivated area or estimated value.[1]
Naisoro said the Tacilevu operation was part of Operation Cavuraka 3, a police
operation she said was currently progressing around the country.[1]Acting
chief operations Assistant Commissioner of Police Maretino Qiolevu said
Operation Cavuraka 3 was under way and officers were revisiting areas known for
marijuana cultivation.[1]Qiolevu added that officers also had a specific
target on hard drugs alongside the marijuana cultivation revisits.[1]
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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.
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