NORTH DISTRICTS TOP CULTIVATION AREA LIST

TWO districts in the Northern Division are in the top three list of
largest marijuana cultivation areas.

The districts of Wainunu in Bua and Tunuloa in Cakaudrove are rated
second and third after the province of Navosa for the largest
marijuana farms that police have raided over the past few years.

Although no details or breakdown of cases were presented by police at
the Bua Provincial Council meeting, the team confirmed to council
members that Wainunu topped the province of Bua while Tunuloa topped
Cakaudrove.

Tui Wainunu Ratu Orisi Baleitavea said the news of drugs from police
was not new and that was why a vanua law had been introduced to
combat the social ill.

Ratu Orisi said any villager in his district found with marijuana
would be exiled from their village after being dealt with by Fijian
warlords.

Ratu Orisi said they uprooted marijuana plants found in the district
and cases have been referred to police.

He said villagers found dealing in or cultivating marijuana would be
exiled from their villages after a spanking by warlords.

In Tunuloa, Wailevu Village has introduced this vanua law removing
any villager found dealing or cultivating marijuana.

Village elders had agreed that any villager found with marijuana
would be also exiled from their villages.

The decision followed the rise in cases of assault and child abuse
villagers experienced from marijuana dealers over past years.