Inside Fiji's meth crisis: ‘The future of Fiji is bleak' | 1News' Barbara Dreaver
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- Fiji is facing a devastating methamphetamine crisis that threatens to tear its society apart. From small villages to the capital city of Suva, the epidemic is ravaging communities, infiltrating schools, and the police sworn to protect them.
Australia’s $800 million Pacific Policing Initiative aims to provide oversight and support, but rampant corruption within Fiji’s police force complicates the fight. High-level sources reveal shocking details of missing meth shipments and compromised law enforcement.
Fiji’s Minister for Home Affairs warns the crisis is creating a ‘nation of zombies’ and health authorities are desperate for aid.
1News’ Pacific Correspondent Barbara Dreaver uncovers the harrowing impact of meth addiction, the alarming rise in HIV/AIDS cases, the desperate calls for international aid, and grassroots efforts to bring about change.
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That stuff is killing humanity, it’s happening all around the world 😢
It is so sad that the worlds precious people are being destroyed by drugs! 😪
We 🇵🇬 pray for Fiji🇫🇯🙏🙏🙏 and Our beautiful Pacific.
Got to worry about the zombies in our own back yard
When the cops are in on it going to be impossible to stop.
Get El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele to fix Fiji. This man has worked wonders in his own country.
😢❤Come on Fiji! You can beat this evil epidemic
“Vili” seems like a very well spoken young men. I pray he directs his energy somewhere positive.
It is very concerning for the Pacific if Aids is all over Suva.
☹️, this has to end in all countries.
Oh my beautiful Fiji😢, the Pearl of the Pacific. Where did we go wrong ?? Sending love and well wishes from PNG 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
New Zealand should send aid for rehab. And help stop the drugs arriving there. It's in our interests to help stop the drugs.
May God help that nation
Maybe rambuka can care n protect the citizens of Fiji from drugs trafficking now rampant there so sad indeed 🇳🇿
God Bless 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌 🙌 Fiji 🇫🇯
Kia ka'a Natives of Fiji
This is so sad.
I'm from PNG, and yes meth is in my country as well.
Should also check the streets of Auckland City, you'll find used needles and wrist rubber bands everywhere
We want to visit SAFE Pacific Islands.We want to sit and wiggle our feet barefoot in the sand, without the fear of being bitten by a needle and contracting a lifelong debilitating illness.
Very sad
Awsome ur helping them
Just like New Zealand.
Pray pray pray for our pacific islands 🙏🏾 these drugs are evil, come to spoil our island nations. Godbless us all
What about NZ?
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Wooooow
Corruption all over the place even on my street in Auckland Lady sent me a letter asking to buy my house even thou its a state house aye Alice
Babs, the situation is pretty bad. Forget the schools... we have junkies in our parliament.
"If we did not . . . Rack up a massive debt to China, we would not be in the mess we are in today" 😭