By RODRICK DESURI 

AUKI 

Packs of medical drugs, three bags of home-brewed kwaso and three boxes of marijuana were seized at the Auki Jetty last Thursday.

These items were ready to be sent to Lord Howe by ship when police arrived and raided everything at the wharf. 

Malaita Provincial Police Commander, Superintendent Michael Ramosaea, said police believed the medicines are part of the missing supplies from the Kiluufi hospital.

Media reports last month had said a total of six cartons of Coartem medicine, Paracetamol, and other medical treatments went missing from the Kilu’ufi Pharmacy. 

“I believe that these packets of medicines must be from the cartons of medicines that have been stolen from Kilu’ufi Hospital.

“It is good that we raided everything,” Ramosaea said. 

He mentioned that an investigation will be conducted in Mage, Central Kwara’ae.

Island Sun Auki understands that a police officer has been arrested in relation to the missing medical treatments at Kilu’ufi Hospital but was released due to insufficient evidence against him.

Investigation into the missing medical treatments is still ongoing.

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