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BackDrugs were stolen from the Fiji court evidence room: 40 kilograms of cocaine turned into flour
Drugs were stolen from the Fiji court evidence room: 40 kilograms of cocaine turned into flour
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Drugs were stolen from the Fiji court evidence room: 40 kilograms of cocaine turned into flour

Fiji police confirmed that evidence in a major drug case stored in the court had been tampered with, and $31 million worth of cocaine was replaced with flour.

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  • Forty kilograms of cocaine evidence stored in a Fiji court were wrapped in flour.
  • This batch of drugs was originally evidence in a case seized in 2019 and was worth approximately US$31 million.
  • Fiji police have targeted the person in charge of the court registry for investigation, and the Minister of Justice has vowed to severely punish those involved.

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This batch of cocaine was seized from Rahman, a Fijian-Canadian man in 2019. Rahman appealed after his conviction in 2021, and the evidence has been stored in the court.

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Fiji police said today (29th) that dozens of kilograms of cocaine stored in the court as evidence in major drug cases have disappeared. Local media further revealed that this batch of approximately 40 kilograms of drugs worth US$31 million (approximately NT$960 million) had been switched into flour.

"Reuters" reported that Fiji media stated that this batch of cocaine was seized from a Fijian-Canadian man, Joshua Aziz Rahman, in 2019. Rahman appealed after his conviction in 2021, and cocaine has been stored as an exhibit in the court.

On the 15th of this month, the Fiji Police first discovered that 7 of the 39 cocaine bricks in the evidence room had been stolen, and immediately launched an investigation. In a statement released today, the police stated that after testing the remaining drugs, it was confirmed that the evidence had been tampered with. The focus of the investigation will be on the personnel directly responsible for managing the evidence in the High Court Registry.

Local media "Fiji Village" pointed out that the remaining 32 cocaine bricks had been swapped and the insides of the bricks were all filled with flour.

Fiji's Minister of Justice Siromi Turaga said in an interview with another media "Fiji One" that thieves will be severely punished by the law. "This is shocking... No thief will be spared."

A report released by the United Nations in 2024 stated that Fiji has become a drug smuggling hub in the Pacific region, and the number of people arrested in the country related to drugs tripled in 2023, mainly related to amphetamines.

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