Tourists hospitalised in Fiji not poisoned by alcohol or drugs, officials say

Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka visits the New South Wales Rugby Union Centre of Excellence in Sydney, Australia. Picture: Rick Rycroft/AP

Seven foreign tourists who were hospitalised in Fiji after drinking cocktails at a resort bar were not poisoned by alcohol or illicit drugs, officials said following a toxicology report.

The cause of the tourists’ illness over the weekend remains under investigation, Fiji’s tourism minister Viliame R Gavoka said.