The four men who were arrested for allegedly cultivating marijuana in Kadavu have been remanded in custody.
Andrew Lawrence, Maibole Naivalurua, Lote Degei and Josaia Matanatabu was produced in the Suva Magistrates Court this afternoon.
They have all been charged with one count of unlawful cultivation of illicit drugs.
Police say the 4 were believed to have been camping for over three months cultivating marijuana.
They say one of the suspects is from Naioti, Yale in Kadavu, while the others are from Navuloa in Ovalau, Naviyago in Lautoka and Matacaucau in Tailevu.
Police further say a Southern Division Drug Operation team after uprooting more than 9,000 marijuana plants from within the Gasele and Rakiraki highlands, came across the farm allegedly belonging to the four suspects.
More than 3,000 marijuana plants were uprooted and initial enquiries conducted revealed that the four had set up camp for a duration of four months, cultivating and harvesting marijuana.
The case will be called again next Monday.
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