Fiji is once again confronting a crisis that has become uncomfortably familiar: allegations that its own police officers-some of them in senior positions-were intimately entwined with the country’s expanding drug trade. What began as leaked Viber chats shared across social media has now escalated into a full-scale investigation that threatens to shake the foundations of Fiji’s law enforcement system. With senior officers suspended, phones seized, and two of the region’s biggest policing partners brought into the probe, public confidence in the Fiji Police Force is under unprecedented strain.

At the center of the unfolding scandal is Fisi Nasario, head of Fiji’s Serious Organized Crime and Intelligence Department. Nasario is one of seven high-ranking officers now under investigation following the explosive release of screenshots allegedly showing police officials conversing casually with drug traffickers. The conversations-if authenticated-suggest far more than simple negligence or incompetence. They point to active collusion: discussions about the movement of hard drugs across Fiji, payoffs to police officers, and even alleged talk of eliminating a whistleblower feared to be leaking their identities.

Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu confirmed the investigation during a press conference in Suva on December 8, describing the leaks as deeply concerning and promising to “get to the root cause” of who was involved. Screenshots circulating online purportedly show officers coordinating with criminal actors on everything from drug shipments to weapons concealment and the handling of military-grade explosives. The fact that such communications allegedly took place over a consumer messaging app has only intensified public outrage-suggesting carelessness or the confidence that any wrongdoing would remain unpunished.

To determine the authenticity of the chats, investigators have seized the phones of the seven........

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