Fiji Police seize nearly $10m in drug-linked assets and unexplained wealth

The Fiji Police Force seized almost $10 million worth of proceeds of crime and unexplained wealth in 2025 as authorities target assets linked to criminal networks involved in the illicit drug trade.

The crackdown comes as Police intensify operations to identify and disrupt financing channels used by drug syndicates operating in Fiji.

This masthead understands that other known persons of interest are on police radar.

Speaking at the Pacific Transnational Crime Summit at the Marriott Resort in Nadi last week, Assistant Superintendent of Police and head of the Transnational Crime Unit, Savenaca Tuivaga, said authorities were focusing on confiscating assets linked to criminal activity.

“What we’re doing now is targeting the assets, the properties of these perpetrators ... in terms of seizure and confiscation of the assets,” he said.

Figures released to this masthead show Police seized $435,206.43 in cash, properties valued at $9.27 million, and vehicles worth $110,000 last year.

Some of the seized assets and properties were linked to jailed Australian national Sam Amine, and Imran Khan, also known as King Khan.

Amine was linked to the trafficking of methamphetamine worth an estimated $2 billion seized in Legalega in 2024.

Court records connect him to properties and businesses valued at $8.8 million, allegedly tied to the transnational trafficking of 4.15 tonnes of methamphetamine in Nadi.

Last month, Police investigators, the K9 Unit and the Republic of Fiji Military Forces conducted a search at Khan’s property in Nasinu and at properties linked to his relatives.

Responding to a question on how Police were adapting to organised crime groups that continually changed their methods of operation, Mr Tuivaga said investigators had expanded into specialist areas such as forensic accounting and digital forensics.

Mr Tuivaga said partnerships between Police agencies across the Pacific, including Australia, New Zealand and other international partners, also ensured the timely sharing of intelligence.