News:2026-09-23/Eradication/police-uproot-1-085-cannabis-plants-at-a-farm-in-the-waisagavuna-area-of-savusavu

News record23 September 2026EradicationFiji eradication campaigns (2026)

Police uproot 1,085 cannabis plants at a farm in the Waisagavuna area of Savusavu

In a statement relayed on 23 September 2026 by FBC News, Fijivillage and the Fiji Sun, the Fiji Police Force reported uprooting 1,085 green plants believed to be cannabis, ranging from five centimetres to one metre in height, from a farm of unknown ownership in the Waisagavuna area of Savusavu. The statement gives no date for the operation and reports no arrest in connection with the farm. Police said investigations were continuing. The same statement reported two separate arrests elsewhere in Fiji, at Lomolomo Beach in Lautoka and at Labasa, neither of which involved plants.

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Date23 Sep 2026

CategoryEradication

Part ofFiji eradication campaigns (2026)

CountryFiji

State / provinceNorthern Division

District / areaCakaudrove

LocalitySavusavu

AgencyFiji Police Force

Plants eradicated1,085

Quantities as reported by the source.

Coordinates-16.78, 179.33

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-09-23 Eradication Police uproot 1,085 cannabis plants at a farm in the Waisagavuna area of Savusavu In a statement relayed on 23 September 2026 by FBC News, Fijivillage and the Fiji Sun, the Fiji Police Force reported uprooting 1,085 green plants believed to be cannabis, ranging from five centimetres to one metre in height, from a farm of unknown ownership in the Waisagavuna area of Savusavu. The statement gives no date for the operation and reports no arrest in connection with the farm. Police said investigations were continuing. The same statement reported two separate arrests elsewhere in Fiji, at Lomolomo Beach in Lautoka and at Labasa, neither of which involved plants. https://www.fijivillage.com/p/five-arrested-in-separate-drug-related-cases-across-fiji-cca68a/ https://www.fijivillage.com/news images/20260923085325 media 6ab2e814e73d33 34085344.jpg Fiji eradication campaigns (2026) Fiji Northern Division Cakaudrove Savusavu 16° 46' 48.00" S, 179° 19' 48.00" E Fiji Police Force 1085