Illegal drug laboratory smashed

FIJIAN police claimed they smashed the biggest methamphetamine lab ever uncovered in the Southern Hemisphere after seizing drugs and enough chemicals to make e450 million worth of the party drug “ice.”

Illegal drug laboratory smashed

The raids on three warehouses on the outskirts of the capital Suva underscored recent warnings by Australia and New Zealand that South Pacific islands could become havens for international organised crime if they don’t boost policing, end corruption and bolster their economies.

The illegal drugs were headed for markets in Australia, New Zealand, United States and Europe, Fiji police commissioner Andrew Hughes said.

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