Six persons of interest identified in court cocaine case, Fiji Police says
The country's police chief says 27 statements have been taken as investigators track nearly 40kg of missing cocaine bars replaced with flour at the Suva High Court.
A significant amount of cocaine, totaling 52kg, has been stolen from an evidence room at Fiji's High Court, with half of it replaced with flour. The CCTV at the courthouse was not functioning when the drugs were stolen, and six suspects are currently under investigation. Additionally, 7kg of cocaine was stolen from the Suva High Court two weeks ago, and 12.9kg seized during a 2018 raid on Australian horse trainer John Nikolic's yacht have also gone missing.
The street value of the missing cocaine could be worth more than $20 million. Fiji Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu expressed concern over the issue and stated that authorities are conducting a full audit of other exhibits in police possession. Fiji has become a hotspot for transnational drug trafficking in the Pacific region.
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