FJ NEWS | Speaker calls for immediate action to address Fiji’s escalating drug crisis

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speaker calls for immediate action to address Fiji's escalating drug crisis
Fiji's Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu. Photo: Fiji Government.

Fiji’s Speaker of Parliament, Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, has raised concerns over the country’s growing drug crisis. He urged the nation to prepare for the escalating threat.

He emphasized the availability of various hard drugs across the country, even in his village of Somosomo. He emphasized the need for weapons to combat the drug crisis.

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He also highlighted Fiji’s open and vulnerable island borders as an easy target for trafficking.

He highlighted sophisticated smuggling methods and the lure of quick money. This has enticed many people into the drug trade.

Naiqama stressed the need for decisive action to protect the country from the damaging effects of drug proliferation.

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