Police say the seizure was made possible after they were alerted by the community. Photo: Fiji Police Force
Fiji Police are questioning four people following the seizure of more than 12 kilograms of cocaine which was packed with kava that was bound for overseas.
It comes almost a month after one of the biggest meth bust in the country.
Police from Lautoka seized a carton containing 12 silver packets from a resident who received the package that was intended for pick-up allegedly by an aviation employee, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Crime), Mesake Waqa, said in a statement on Sunday.
He said sealed packets were processed at the Police Forensic Lab where it revealed that the 12 bars of white substances were packed with kava.
He said the white substance were tested, and the results came out positive for cocaine on both the presumptive and confirmatory tests, weighing more than 12kg.
A team from CID headquarters together with Lautoka CID are conducting the investigation, and four people are currently in custody for questioning at the Lautoka Police Station, Waqa said on Sunday.
Police say the seizure was made possible after they were alerted by the community.
"The sharing of information and photos of seized substances through the media is also aimed at educating the public on what to look out for, so they are not used by criminal elements," Waqa said, adding "this seizure is a wonderful example of what collaboration can achieve, and reiterates the call to work together as police cannot do it alone".