A couple of Nabua in Suva has been arrested for allegedly distributing and selling methamphetamine weighing more than a kilogram.
Police, with the help of the Fiji Detector Dog Unit, executed a search warrant at the suspects’ home where a 30-year-old woman was apprehended.
The police team had secured the back of the house but the second suspect, a 37-year-old man, ran out towards the main road and threw a bag into a creek. It was retrieved by a police officer.
Police arrested the man and escorted him back to the house where they found white crystals believed to be methamphetamine.
The bag seized during the chase also contained several zip-lock plastic bags of white crystals believed to be methamphetamines.
The pair was taken into custody at the Nabua Police Station while the seized substances were sent for analysis.
Police are urging religious and community leaders to speak up and work with law enforcement to report illegal activities.
They said a great deal could be achieved when the community works hand in hand with the police to tackle the illicit drug trade.
