Two Police Officers were attacked during a drug operation at Wailoaloa Beach, where the suspects tried to run over one of the officers with a boat and another suspect attacked an officer with an oar.
Police Chief Operations Officer ACP Maretino Qiolevu warns that they will not treat this attack on the officers lightly.
He says a joint operation consisting of officers from Namaka, Nadi and Border Police were following information received of drugs being transported from Wailoaloa Beach.
Upon arriving at the scene two officers approached the parked taxi which they believed was transporting the suspects.
Two men allegedly jumped out of the vehicle holding 2 large parcels and boarded a fibre glass boat which was moored nearby.
ACP Qiolevu says the two police officers pursued the suspects and while wading through waist deep water, one of the suspects allegedly threw an oar which struck the first officer while the second suspect allegedly reversed the boat intentionally towards the other officer’s direction causing him to dive for cover.
The two suspects fled the scene, however the driver of the taxi was arrested and is currently being questioned.
The identities of the two suspects are known to police and a team of officers have been deployed to arrest the duo.
ACP Qiolevu says the two officers could have been seriously injured which is why a team of officers have been deployed to arrest the two suspects as they are considered dangerous.
The Chief of Operations says they have gathered information of those involved and sooner or later they will get to these so called drug lords and peddlers.
