The suspended police officer who allegedly scooped spilled methamphetamine from a wrapped container at the Namaka Police Bure and fled the scene, has been charged.
He will be produced in the Nadi Magistrates Court this afternoon.
The charges are in relation to drug possession.
Assistant Commissioner of Police - Crime Mesake Waqa confirms that the drugs were part of the 3 tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Nadi over the weekend.
The officer had allegedly scooped up the drugs while unloading containers of drugs from Legalega to Namaka Police Station on Sunday.
ACP Waqa says the man was arrested on Tuesday from Naisoso in Nadi.
