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More than $13M worth of cocaine stolen from Fiji courthouse, replaced with flour

Nearly 40 kilograms of cocaine held as evidence for a 2019 drug trial was taken from a Fiji courthouse and substituted with flour.

Published Sep 30, 2026, 8:12 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

More than $13 million worth of cocaine has been stolen from a courthouse and replaced with flour, according to reports.

Nearly 40 kilograms (88 pounds) of cocaine was being held as evidence for a drug trial in Fiji when the theft occurred, according to CNN. The drugs were seized in a 2019 case involving Fiji-Canadian national Joshua Rahman, who convicted of unlawful possession.