Close to 400 marijuana plants seized in Tacilevu Hills raid
Police seized close to 400 plants believed to be marijuana in a raid in Tacilevu Hills in Fiji's Northern Division. No arrests had been made, and police credited community information with supporting the operation.
Police conducted a raid in Tacilevu Hills in Fiji’s Northern Division, seizing
close to 400 plants believed to be marijuana.[1]No arrests had been made at
the time the seizure was reported.[1]
Divisional Police Commander North, Senior Superintendent of Police Kemueli
Baledrokadroka, called the discovery and seizure a positive outcome of efforts
to disrupt the sale and distribution of the illicit drug.[1]Baledrokadroka
said community support is crucial in the campaign against all forms of illicit
drugs.[1]He thanked community leaders and members of the public who continue
to share information about those involved in the illegal trade.[1]
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Plants believed to be marijuana seized in the Tacilevu Hills raid. Photo: Supplied 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.