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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Owner of the LE AUTE Sports Bar was arrested and charged last week for unlawful possession of meth and marijuana, as a result of a raid early last Wednesday morning conducted by armed detectives from the DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit, along with other police officers...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who was charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine after police stopped his vehicle and allegedly found a bag containing 8g of a white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia has admitted to the charges against him.
Suilefaiga Toala appeared in High...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The woman accused of trying to deliver a package containing a huge quantity of methamphetamine into the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) early last month is now in custody.
Ienisei Matautia was arrested by Detectives of the DPS Vice & Narcotics Unit over the...
Apia, SAMOA — Customs and police have allegedly discovered the drug methamphetamine on a yacht which is now docked at the Marina Bay.
The discovery was made during a joint operation last Thursday involving over 20 officials from various government agencies. The vessel has been cordoned off at the...
by Ausage Fausia
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The preliminary examination (PX) for the second defendant in the Petesa drug raid last June where cops allegedly found a glass pipe containing a small quantity of methamphetamine took place yesterday afternoon, with District Court Judge Fiti Sunia...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Despite strong opposition from the government’s attorney, District Court Judge, Fiti Sunia has granted the defense motion to set a bail amount for former DPS police officer, Steven Tuatoo, who had been ordered by the court to be held in custody with no bail after his...
Pago Pagol, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 28-year-old father of 4 who pled guilty to unlawful possession of methamphetamine, after his wife called police and reported him as being in possession of a glass pipe containing meth, has been ordered by the court to stop doing drugs.
“If you are going to repeat...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine has entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge.
Henry Taulaga, 43, who was a bus driver when police arrested him on Jan. 19, 2018 was initially charged with a single count of unlawful possession of a controlled...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — District Court Judge, Fiti Sunia gave one final piece of advice to a former DPS police officer, who was last assigned to the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) — “If you miss any of your court appearances one more time, you will find yourself inside the Territorial...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The inmate who escaped from the Territorial Correctional Facility is now back in custody. Samoa News understands the inmate escaped from confinement Monday but was recaptured yesterday.
According to a Samoa News source, the inmate had made a request to the Warden, to be...