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ILLEGAL DRUGS

Samoa's Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo is confident that a new bilateral agreement forged with law enforcement in American Samoa will help identify how drugs are imported into Samoa. Auapa'au confirmed that the ministry does not have any new leads in identifying the...
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Saipan, CNMI — With no flights coming from China, illegal drugs coming into the Northern Marianas are being smuggled via post from the US mainland. In September and October more than 400 grams of crystal meth with a combined street value of US$182,700 have been seized from the post office. The...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old man from Samoa was arrested last month on the allegation that he stabbed a man with a kitchen knife. Then when he was being taken into custody, illegal drugs were found in his possession. According to the government’s case, it was around 5:37 p.m on May...
American Samoa District Court building
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A male driver and a female passenger of a vehicle pulled over by police officers for a seat belt violation last week are now in custody after officers discovered illegal drugs, paraphernalia, a handgun and ammunition inside the vehicle. The driver, Eddieboy Vaavale and...
Ms. An Tran Thi follows defence counsel into the court room.
Apia, SAMOA — The 24 year old Vietnamese woman charged with carrying illegal drugs into the country a few weeks ago, faces a long, expensive wait, before the court is ready to examine charges against her. Justice Leiataualesa Daryl Clarke, has set next year the 17th of February 2020, for court to...
Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Mauga T. Asuega
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Speaking not only as a traditional leader but as a government leader, Secretary of Samoan Affairs, Mauga T. Asuega has reiterated his call for a “strong stand” from all sectors of the community against illegal drugs, as more and more cases — the most recent including...
Territorial Correctional Facility, TCF
  Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 20-year-old female who was driving a rental car that was pulled over by police on Sunday is being criminally charged, after illegal drugs were allegedly discovered by officers inside the vehicle. Olotele Pouesi, also known as Julia, appeared in District Court Tuesday...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Detectives from the DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit continue to investigate how drugs and drug paraphernalia allegedly entered the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF), which came to light after 3 inmates tested positive for meth last month. Some detainees at the TCF...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — It hasn't been long since Customs acquired their newest four-legged members and already, the drug sniffing golden retriever, Ruca has made a bust. About two weeks ago, during a routine run-through at the local post office, Ruca alerted to a package, which was then put...