Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has pleaded with Ratu Kadavulevu School (RKS), Queen Victoria School (QVS) and communities in Tailevu North to join the Government in the fight against the spread of narcotics in Fiji.
Speaking during the RKS Centennial celebration at the Albert Park in Suva yesterday, he said city cleaners found evidence of drugs in rubbish piles that were collected on Sunday morning, after the Hibiscus Festival.
“I said this in my statement on Saturday night at the Hibiscus, I hope that when the city cleaners clean up the venue tomorrow (Sunday) morning, the venue we are on, and the other venues around the Suva foreshore, they will not find any evidence of drug use,” Mr Rabuka said.
“On my way to the community service on Butt St last Sunday morning, I asked the police to check the pile of rubbish at the Hibiscus venue.
“They found evidence.
“So, I hope that we can do that. We start as a community, and we join together to fight this bad influence that is coming to this society.
“We need to concentrate on the little groups we are in, and I know the Lodoni/RKS community can do it.
“It is my earnest hope that RKS will continue to become a beacon of hope, knowledge and character, producing outstanding and exemplary citizens who will contribute meaningfully to our beloved nation in the years to come.”
Assistant Commissioner of Police Operations (ACP) Livai Driu confirmed there was evidence of methamphetamine, marijuana and syringes around the venues where the festival was held.
“We can confirm that people have been using syringes because we’ve seen loose syringes around the area, especially at the Nabukalou creek, and also behind Village 6 cinema and the Bowling Club,” ACP Driu said.
“We have some in custody, our police officers had found some syringes.
“And all these were found close to venues where the festival was held.
“People have not come and reported it, and this is the biggest worry for us because people are using these syringes in different ways.
“So that is also what we are doing, try to find out how people are using these syringes.”