Opium Menace In Fiji
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SUVA, July 15. npHE Fiji Police, Force is still vigorously JL carrying out its campaign against opium smuggling. In Suva Court on July 2 a Chinese, Joe Lee, was fined £3O, after pleading guilty to a charge of pos sessing opium. Two other Chinese (Ah Lin and Chong On) were heavily fined for frequenting premises used for opium smoking, and a Fijian woman, Litia Makama, was convicted on a similar charge. When the police raided the premises a quantity of opium pellets and other equipment was found.
Inspector W. J. G. Holland told the Court that the authorities were aware that Fijian women helped Chinese opium smokers and often carried the drug for them.