A top Fijian businessman and sports official jailed for importing drugs into New Zealand has had his sentence reduced after a judge gave him credit for.
Aiyaz Mohammed Musa Umarji owned a chain of pharmacies, in three Pacific countries, held influential roles, and made generous donations to political parties. He’s now in prison for drug importing but a joint investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and local media, released today, has found a far murkier story. By: Aubrey Belford, Stevan
The imprisonment of a prominent Fijian businessman on drug charges is just one sign of the Pacific island country’s increasing role as an international trafficking hub.
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The imprisonment of a prominent Fijian businessman on drug charges is just one sign of the Pacific island country's increasing role as an international trafficking hub.