A truck driver is in police custody after a detector dog uncovered suspected marijuana during an operation at Narain Jetty, raising further concerns about the movement of illicit substances through Fiji’s transport routes.

Police are stepping up routine patrols and community policing in Nabua following a brawl on Sunday night.

An 18-year-old man convicted of aggravated robbery in Lautoka has been sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for eight years.

A 38-year-old farmer has been arrested after police uprooted 2,371 plants believed to be marijuana from two farms in Savusavu.

The Fiji Police Force is calling on faith-based organizations and community leaders to work together in addressing drug-related harm and preventing crime across the country.

The suspended police officer and his defector partner, who are facing charges for the alleged assault of a child, have been remanded in custody by the Nasinu Magistrates Court.

Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says police cannot confirm how a person of interest in the missing cocaine investigation left Fiji, or whether the person is related to a high-ranking official.

More than 11,000 plants of marijuana have been uprooted from a farming area in Nasuva, as drug operations continue across the country.

The Fiji Police Force is warning against misinformation and unverified accusations on social media.

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions says investigations into missing and potentially tampered drug exhibits are ongoing.

Five men have been arrested, and more than 1,000 suspected marijuana plants have been uprooted in separate police operations.

A former PEMAC school teacher appeared at the Suva High Court and took his plea charged of sexual assault and of a high school female student in a school in Suva this year.