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13 February, 2026, 4:17 pm
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13 February, 2026, 4:17 pm Central - 30°C Rain

Man to front court after Cakaudrove drug raid

Man to front court after Cakaudrove drug raid

By Semi Turaga
18/09/2020
Also discovered in the man's house were more than one hundred sachets and parcels of marijuana. [image: Fiji Police]

A 41-year-old man from Loa Village in Cakaudrove will appear in the Labasa Magistrates Court today after the Police Special Response Unit uprooted 30 marijuana plants from a farm which allegedly belongs to him.

He has been charged with one count of unlawful possession of illicit drugs.

Police say they also discovered in his house more than one hundred sachets and parcels of marijuana that were ready to be transported.

According to Police, the raid was conducted after information was given confidentially by members of the public.

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