Who Owns Land? ACP Driu Clarifies
“We’re also relying on the communities we can’t fight it alone, we need to work together,” ACP Driu added.
Saturday 20 January 2024 | 10:59
The house in Legalega, Nadi, where the three-tonne drug bust was found. Photo: Salote Qalubau
The land on which the house where the three-tonne drug was found on Sunday in Voivoi, Legalega, in Nadi, belongs to the Taukei Naua of Saunaka.
This was confirmed by Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Livai Driu.
ACP Driu said he and his team met with Nadi chiefs at the Were Levu o Betoraurau in Sabeto to discuss the issue of drugs in their land.
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The house is about a 25-minute ride from the Queens Road on Legalega Lane, past a dead end in Voivoi Subdivision, which leads to a narrow dirt road.
The timber framed, corrugated iron structure, which looks more like a storehouse than a home, is built on concrete foundation with visible search lights and solar panels.
ACP Driu said: “The discussion last night was the war on drugs.
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On Tuesday, newly-installed Tui Sabeto, Ratu Viliame Mataitoga, said: “This is one of the topics that I will prioritize to fight against.
"I will stand with the people of the vanua to fight this serious matter.”
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