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Congratulations to Fijian police for their hard work. Despite the apparent street worth, it’s important to note that villages, or communities, seldom benefit economically from this farming. Only a select few. And those who do bring with them a trail of destroyed lives and addictions. We  know that in New Zealand, there are certain communities  in certain regions in which businesses will not invest due to its drug-using population.

Fiji Times reports

THE Police Drug Unit uprooted 12,518 marijuana plants and confiscated $24,315 from a farmer in Navosa at the weekend.

Assistant police spokesman Sergeant Atunaisa Sokomuri said the farm was raided after the unit received a tip-off on marijuana cultivation and money hidden by the farmer.

Sgt Sokomuri said the raid was carried out as part of the police operation Vodo Ose, which started on Friday, November 20.

Officer-in-charge Drug Intelligence Unit, Inspector Rajeshni Mala said the uprooted marijuana plants had an estimated street value of $125million.

Inspector Mala said the drug raid team also found money hidden in the bushes by the farmer whose farm was raided.

She said the farmer surrendered himself after the police raided his farm.

He then led the team to the hidden cash.

Inspector Mala said this year the team seized 63,065 marijuana plants from farms and $100,000 worth of dried marijuana leaves.

“This is the last operation for the team and we want to concentrate on increasing our presence in the city and other areas during the school holidays and the festive season,” she said.

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