Aug 28, 2024 · Driven by foreign drug cartels using Fiji as a staging post for operations in New Zealand and Australia, the drug has also spread into local communities. In turn, it has fueled a …

Sep 15, 2022 · But while historically the big players have been transnational syndicates, recent years have also seen the emergence of what Sousa-Santos calls “indigenous regional …

Jan 29, 2024 · Following the $2 billion meth bust in Nadi which is the biggest ever bust in Fiji, Police say investigations have uncovered the involvement of a foreign national tied to a known …

Oct 15, 2024 · Fijian police have reported an increase in cases involving drugs, such methamphetamine and cocaine since 2018. In 2023, the number of drug arrest cases involving …

The country is a valuable trans-shipment point, and the largest Pacific-based outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) is the Fiji Rebels. Established by expatriates, this group has chapters in Suva …

Oct 16, 2024 · Outlaw motorcycle gangs have established a presence in Pacific island countries, including Fiji, Cook Islands, Guam, Palau, and Tonga, which has been attributed, in part, to an …

Oct 18, 2023 · In the early 2000s, for example, an international police operation took apart a “super lab” in Fiji’s capital, Suva, run by Chinese gangsters with enough precursor chemicals …

Jun 1, 2024 · A transnational organised crime specialist says Mexican drug syndicates targeting New Zealand have built a 'huge indigenous criminal network' in Fiji, using meth addiction as an …

Oct 21, 2023 · Fiji has been ranked 146 out of 193 countries in the world in an organised crime index released by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Based on this, …

Aug 20, 2024 · Fiji's battling with a hard drugs crisis and people are worried the situation is getting worse. Locals in the capital say the surge in drug use, especially among the youth, is due to a …