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In a recent drug trafficking trial in Fiji, 32 kilograms of cocaine stored at the Suva High Court as evidence was replaced with flour, raising concerns about internal corruption. The missing drugs, initially reported as 7kg by local media and now confirmed as 39kg total, could be worth up to $15 million on the street based on purity levels. Fiji Police are investigating the incident, focusing on those responsible for managing the evidence at the court registry. This event highlights ongoing issues with corruption in Fiji's law enforcement following the disbanding of the country’s narcotics bureau due to drug-related offenses among its officers.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
39 kilograms of cocaine worth up to $15 million stored at the Suva High Court in Fiji has gone missing or been replaced with flour during a long-running drug trial involving Joshua Aziz Rahman. Initially, 7 kg were reported missing earlier this month; forensic tests later confirmed that the remaining 32 kg had also been tampered with and replaced with flour. The stolen cocaine was being used as evidence in Rahman's case, who faced charges of drug trafficking but successfully appealed his conviction and is now back on trial. Fiji Police are investigating those directly responsible for managing court exhibits, including issues with CCTV and biometric security failures during the theft period.
Written for “Cocaine Stolen Replaced With Flour” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.
More than $10 million worth of cocaine stored at a Fiji court as evidence in a long-running drug trafficking trial has been replaced with flour, in yet another apparent example of internal corruption that has plagued Fiji's authorities.
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The ABC has confirmed 32 kilograms of cocaine stored at the Suva High Court for the long-running trial of Fiji-Canadian national Joshua Aziz Rahman had been replaced and is now effectively missing, with police now investigating the incident.
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Earlier this month, local media organisation Fiji Village reported that 7kg of cocaine involved in the trial was missing, and reported on Tuesday afternoon that the rest of the cocaine had been replaced with flour.
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rest → report → flour
It means 39kg of cocaine from the trial is now unaccounted-for.
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Depending on the purity of the cocaine involved, its street value could be worth as much as $15 million.
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Fiji Police put out a public statement on Tuesday afternoon confirming "forensic tests" of the drugs had come back negative.
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tests → put → drugs
"The exhibits were all tampered with, and the investigation is focused on those directly charged with the management of the exhibits at the High Court Registry," the statement said.
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statement → tamper → Registry
A person of interest allegedly involved in the incident is currently overseas and will be questioned".
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Fiji has become ground zero in the Pacific's struggle with transnational drug trafficking, with an ABC investigation earlier this year uncovering Australian connections in the transportation of drugs through the country.
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The latest incident comes after Fiji's prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, last year disbanded the country's narcotics bureau in the wake of 27 officers being taken to court for drug-related offences in the previous three years.
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officers → come → years
It is unclear who was responsible for the management of the missing cocaine; however, the country's Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has indicated the "storing and securing of drugs" was a police matter.
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storing → miss → drugs
Fiji Police Assistant Commissioner Mesake Waqa told the ABC earlier this year that the force was "not a corrupt institution".
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force → tell → ABC
"Corruption is something that has challenged us for quite some time," he told ABC's Foreign Correspondent program.
"
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We have officers who have crossed the line, and we have been transparent about it; on every case that is reported to us, we will investigate it."
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