A joint operation between the Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) and police resulted in the seizure of methamphetamine that arrived in the country at Nadi Airport.
Three men have been arrested and charged for the arrival of four kilograms of methamphetamine.
A statement from the operation said the interception took place after FRCS Customs Officers identified irregularities during screening of an airfreight consignment from a Southeast African nation.
“A thorough inspection uncovered several packets concealing over 4 kilograms of methamphetamine.
“A controlled delivery operation, executed in close partnership between FRCS and the Fiji Police Force, led to the arrest of three men who have subsequently been charged and will be produced at the Nadi Magistrates Court today.
“All three accused persons have been charged with one count of Unlawful Importation of Illicit Drugs. The second accused a police officer and the third accused both face an additional charge of Possession of properties suspected of being proceeds of crime.”
