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Autar remanded in alleged 2019 cocaine export case

Autar remanded in alleged 2019 cocaine export case

By Navitalai Naivalurua
22/12/2025
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Shaneil Autar, a Lautoka businessman who was arrested and recharged for allegedly facilitating the exportation of more than 39 kilograms of cocaine to Australia in 2019, has been remanded in custody.

Autar appeared in the Nadi Magistrates Court today, charged with one count of unlawful possession and supply of an illicit drug, and one count of unlawful exportation of an illicit drug.

The case has been transferred to the Lautoka High Court.

Autar will appear in court on 5th January 2026.
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