6:03 am today

Poverty the main driver of Fiji's drug crisis - minister

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Pio Tikoduadua

Pio Tikoduadua Photo: Facebook / Fiji Government

A warning - some listeners may find this first story distressing.

Fiji's home affairs minister says poverty is driving the drug crisis in Fiji but he insists the government can turn things around.

Pio Tikoduadua's comments come as police investigate footage posted online of a young naked woman begging for a hit.

The shocking video prompted prime minister Sitiveni Rabuka to issue a public warning about the danger of doing drugs over the weekend.

RNZ Pacific's Margot Staunton reports.