More than 50 zip lock plastics containing white crystals believed to be methamphetamine and 15 sachets of dried leaves believed to be marijuana were seized by Fiji Police on 13 August. Three men believed to be involved in the sale and distribution of illicit drugs were arrested in separate raids. Photo: Fiji Police Force
Residents in Fiji's capital Suva say the loss of family values is to blame for a growing methamphetamine crisis giving the country a bad name.
It comes after video recently circulated online of a naked woman begging for a hit prompted Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to urge citizens not to even think about trying drugs.
There are also reports of people trying to get high by injecting blood taken from someone who is already high - a practice locally referred to as "blasting" or "bluetoothing".
RNZ Pacific's Caleb Fotheringham has more.
