Kadavu man charged over 4,496 g of marijuana further remanded
A 36-year-old man, Joeli Waqavanua, was further remanded by the High Court in Suva over the alleged unlawful cultivation of 4,496 grams of marijuana in Kadavu on 14 October 2018. The judge adjourned the case to 3 December 2018 after the state asked for time to file information and disclosures.
A 36-year-old man was further remanded by the High Court in Suva on a charge of
unlawful cultivation of illicit drugs.[1]The court was told the man, Joeli
Waqavanua, unlawfully cultivated 4,496 grams of marijuana in Kadavu on 14
October 2018.[1]
State lawyer Eoghan Samisoni asked for time to file information and disclosures.[1]Judge Justice Thushara Rajasinghe adjourned the case to 3 December for
mention.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Only one accessible account of this remand was found; no fijivillage or Fiji Police statement was located.
The article does not say what form the 4,496 grams took (dried leaf, plants or plant material), so it is recorded as 4.496 kg of cannabis without a product breakdown.
The text does not say whether the man was arrested or when; the charge is reported and he is described as remanded, so one person is recorded as arrested and charged.
The place of the alleged offence is given only as Kadavu, with no village or farm named.
6 November 2018 is the article's publication date; the report does not give the date of the remand hearing itself.
No outcome of the 3 December 2018 mention, trial date or sentence was reported.
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