Justin Ho

The case of the second suspect in the alleged Fiji Airways drug trafficking investigations has been transferred to the Lautoka High Court.

Justin Ho who appeared in the Nadi Magistrates Court today is charged with one count of unlawful importation and exportation and one count of unlawful possession, manufacture, cultivation and supply contrary to the Illicit Drugs Control Act 2004.

Ho is alleged to have on the 23rd of December 2018 in Nadi without lawful authority facilitated in exporting of two parcels weighing more than two kilos of cocaine and illicit drugs.

Magistrate Nirosha Kannangara also denied Ho bail stating that the matter is of public interest.

The charges were also read to Ho in court who indicated that he understood them.

Justin Ho will reappear at the Lautoka High Court on the 17th of this month.