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Fiji Police have confirmed another 12.9 kilograms of cocaine stored at a high court evidence room is missing, bringing the total to more than 52kg of cocaine now unaccounted-for.
Wed 30 Sep 2026 at 2:08pm Fiji Police have confirmed 52kg of cocaine has gone missing from an evidence room at the country's high court.
Fiji Police say they have six suspects they are focusing on. Fiji Police have confirmed another 12.9 kilograms of cocaine is missing from an evidence room at the country's high court, bringing the total now stolen across Fiji courtrooms to more than 52kg.for the long-running trial of Fiji-Canadian national Joshua Aziz Rahman had been replaced with flour and is now effectively missing.
Following a public outcry, Fiji Police held a press conference in Suva on Wednesday to update on their investigation. Senior Superintendent of Fiji Police Peni Tuivaga confirmed parts of the CCTV at the courthouse's evidence room were not working and the biometric security was faulty during the period when the drugs were stolen, and the 32kg was replaced with flour.
Following further questioning from local media on how widespread the issue has become, Superintendent Tuivaga confirmed 12.9kg seized during aThe drugs were not destroyed as an appeals process was ongoing, as per orders from the country's court.
"In regards to this case, the application for destruction led us to the missing drugs," Fiji Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu said. Depending on the purity of the 52kg of missing cocaine, its street value could be worth more than $20 million. Commissioner Tudravu said the judiciary, and police, were now conducting a full audit of other exhibits in its possession.
Commissioner Tudravu said there were six people of interest who had access to the evidence room that Fiji Police were focusing on, with one person currently overseas. However he confirmed that the cocaine in the court evidence room was the responsibility of the judiciary.
"They have their own arrangements. "It's like your home, you're the boss of your home, I cannot come in and tell you I'll guard your home.
" In a statement released on Wednesday, Fiji's Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions said its policies around drug destruction had changed since the establishment of the country's anti-narcotics division in 2024.alleged they seized 2.6 tonnes of cocaine , worth about $780 million, in a raid on a suspected drug operation in the remote north-west of the country's largest island. Earlier this month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced $600 million for a new Pacific-wide initiative to combat the surge of illicit drug smuggling in the region.
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