Lautoka High Court Judge Justice Aruna Aluthge dismissed an application for an arrest of judgment by drug convict Justin Ho before delivering the sentencing today.

Justin Ho has been labelled the mastermind and leader of a dark operation in the country.

Minister for Policing Ioane Naivalurua has commended the successful conviction of the nine individuals in the historic two billion dollar methamphetamine bust case

Defense lawyers in the trial of former Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama and former Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho said they do not expect to file a no-case-to-answer application.

Data from a phone, allegedly used for communication between former Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and former Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho in 2021, has been lost after the device was factory reset.

A couple charged with trafficking obscene material, sharing an intimate recording and online extortion will enter their plea next month.

A man from Lautoka has been charged with allegedly obtaining more than $27,000 through deception.

A 19-year-old male alleged to have damaged a religious statue in Naduna last week has been charged.

A 48-year-old man has been charged by the Criminal Investigation Department’s Major Fraud and Economic Crime Unit for his alleged involvement in the theft of over $120,000.

The Magistrates Court has struck out a civil claim brought by Vinod Kamal against the Commissioner of Police and the Attorney General.

Lawyer Bret Walker, representing the State, delivered his right of reply this afternoon in the ongoing case concerning sections of the 2013 Constitution.