Chinese national arrested

Woman arriving from Vanuatu arrested in Fiji with undeclared cash

The suspect was carrying undeclared currency totally FJD $35,000.

The Fiji Times reports the woman arrived from Vanuatu at 2pm last Wednesday with the undeclared currency staged in her luggage.

Customs Officers at the Nausori Airport felt suspicious and after examining her baggage recovered various currencies amounting to $35,000.

The currencies found on the Chinese national were United States (USD), Fijian (FJD), Chinese (CHD), Hong Kong (HKD), Solomon and Vanuatu dollars.