More seizures of marijuana and hard drugs were made this week with 5 people currently in Police custody and another 5 charged and produced in court for their alleged involvement.
In the Eastern Division, a man was arrested on Thursday at his home in Narocivo Village, Rewa when he was found in possession of a plastic bag containing dried leaves believed to be marijuana.
In another case, a man was arrested along Koronivia Road on Friday following the alleged discovery of a small box containing 3 plastic bags of white crystals believed to be methamphetamine.
The suspect was pursued by officers from Nausori as he was seen to be acting in a suspicious manner and he remains in custody as the substances have been sent for analysis.
In the Western Division, a woman is in police custody after she was found in possession of a container with loose dried leaves believed to be marijuana at Yarolevu Village, Malolo Island, Nadi.
A man also from Malolo Island is in custody at the Nadi Police Station as investigations continue following the seizure of 25 sachets of dried leaves wrapped in foil suspected to be marijuana.
In the third incident reported on Malolo Island a man in his 30s is in custody following the discovery of a jar containing upto 100 sachets of dried leaves wrapped in foil believed to be marijuana.
Meanwhile, earlier in the week 5 men from Qerelevu in Ba were charged and produced in court following five separate raids.
Seizures of plants and dried leaves were made during the raids which were all tested positive as marijuana.
