A 38-year-old farmer from Drekeniwai Village has been arrested after 2,371 plants believed to be marijuana have been uprooted from two farms along the Naruwai Farming area in Nanuca, Savusavu.
The Northern Division Police Operation team uprooted 1,351 plants from the first farm yesterday, measuring between 5 and 35 centimetres in height.
A further 1,020 plants were uprooted from the second farm, measuring between 5 centimetres and 3 metres in height.
The farmer was arrested yesterday in connection with the alleged illegal cultivation of the plants.
Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.
