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Dating

The Fiji Times article is dated "Published: August 9, 2026" and gives no date for either operation. This news item carries 9 August 2026, the publication date.

Quantities

The Fiji Times article gives "more than 2,000 suspected marijuana plants" for the Vatuyalewa mountain range, "more than 200 green plants believed to be marijuana" for the Nasea farming area in Tukavesi and "more than 2,200 plants believed to be marijuana" for both operations in its opening sentence. This news item follows the opening sentence and gives 2,200 plants for the two operations together.

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The article names two sites, the "Vatuyalewa mountain range" and the "Nasea farming area in Tukavesi". This news item covers both operations and carries one map pin (-16.64, 179.84).

These notes were written after this news item was published. Éloise 03:53, 7 October 2026 (+07)