 He played a prominent role in the events that led to and followed the military coup of 5 December 2006.Driti came to international attention on 6 November 2006, when he publicly accused the Qarase government of smuggling 400 kilograms of Australian arms and mercenaries into Fiji, and called on then-Commissioner of Police Andrew Hughes (an Australian) to answer for it.In 2010, Driti was dismissed from his military command, arrested, and charged with inciting mutiny.