Fiji court's major cocaine haul replaced with flour, tests confirm

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 15:09 · Archive

Forensic tests have found that a major cocaine haul held by a Fiji court has been replaced with flour.

A cocaine haul worth approximately £10.4m ($10m) held in a Fiji court has been found to have been replaced with flour. Fiji Police confirmed that forensic testing of the drugs had come back negative for illicit drugs.

Seven of the 39 cocaine bars were initially reported missing earlier this month, before forensic tests found that the remaining exhibits had also been tampered with.

How it is being reported

• Major £10.4m cocaine haul missing from court and replaced with flourFiji Police confirmed forensic testing of the drugs had come back negative for illicit drugsIndependent World · 1 Oct, 09:41
• Major probe after $10m cocaine haul vanishes from Fiji court and is reportedly replaced with flourSeven of the 39 cocaine bars were initially reported missing earlier this month, before forensic tests found the remaining exhibits had also been tampered with.Daily Mail · 30 Sept, 04:20
• Major cocaine haul missing from court and replaced with flourFiji Police confirmed forensic testing of the drugs had come back negative for illicit drugsIndependent World · 29 Sept, 14:22

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