24-year-old man charged with the unlawful possession of cocaine

A 24-year-old man will be produced in the Lautoka Magistrates Court today after he was charged with unlawful possession of illicit drugs namely, cocaine.

Assistant Commissioner of Police – Crime, ACP Mesake Waqa says an initial search conducted on the accused last week resulted in the discovery of white substances confirmed to be cocaine.

ACP Waqa says another search conducted at a boarding house where the accused was staying in Saweni, Lautoka, resulted in the seizure of a bar of cocaine.

He says the accused has been charged with two counts of Unlawful Possession of Illicit Drugs.