58-year-old held with 11 sachets of marijuana at Vuniyasi, Nadi
Police in Nadi arrested a 58-year-old man at Vuniyasi after finding eleven sachets of dried leaves believed to be marijuana in his car, sending the leaves to the government analyst.
A 58-year-old man was in police custody after officers acting on information
stopped his vehicle at Vuniyasi, Nadi, on Sunday and found eleven sachets of
dried leaves believed to be marijuana inside his car.[1]
Assistant police public relations officer Corporal Suliano Tevita said police
had sent the leaves to the government analyst and were waiting for a
report.[1]No charge was stated in the report.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The weight of the eleven sachets and the government analyst's result were not reported.
No court outcome for the arrested man was reported.
The same article reports a separate 4 kg Navosa seizure with three people held and a 30 g find with a man released; those are different events left out here.
Only one opened source, a reposted copy of the Fiji Times report, could be found.
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