Two farmers from Tailevu have been handed prison sentences for planting marijuana.
A 30-year-old farmer of Wainibuka, Waisake Kaloulia has been sentenced to 19 years imprisonment for cultivating 160.6 kg of marijuana in his farm.
Kaloulia is eligible to apply for parole after serving 15 years.
42‑year‑old Kamineli Naqeleca has been sentenced to 18 years for cultivating marijuana in his farm last year.
He has been given a non-parole period of 15 years.
While passing the sentence, Justice Salesi Temo highlighted that 484 marijuana plants were uprooted from their farms.
