Four people questioned in relation to the seizure of 12kg of cocaine

Four people are being questioned in relation to the seizure of more than 12 kilograms of cocaine which was destined for overseas delivery.

The Assistant Commissioner of Police – Crime Mesake Waqa says officers from the Lautoka Criminal Investigations Department seized a carton containing 12 silver packets from a resident who received the package that was intended for pick-up allegedly by an aviation employee.

ACP Waqa says the sealed silver packets were processed at the Police Forensic Lab where it revealed that the 12 bars of white substances were packed with kava.

He says the white substances were tested, and the results came out positive for cocaine on both the presumptive and confirmatory tests, weighing more than 12kg.

ACP Waqa says a team from the CID Headquarters together with Lautoka CID are conducting the investigation.

The Force extends its gratitude to the members of the community for alerting the police and says through the quick sharing of information, they were able to make the arrest.

ACP Waqa says the sharing of information and photos of seized substances through the media is also aimed at educating the public on what to look out for, so they are not used by criminal elements.

He says this seizure is a wonderful example of what collaboration can achieve, and reiterates the call to work together as police cannot do it alone.