Pacific Transnational Crime Network
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA —The Chair of the Pacific Transnational Crime Network (PTCN) — who is also Samoa's Police Commissioner, Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo — reports that the smuggling of illicit drugs within the region continues to increase, and its roots trace back to South America.
The Samoa...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoa and American Samoa are being used by foreigners who are non-Samoans to smuggle drugs into the countries.
So claims American Samoa’s Deputy Treasurer, Keith Gebauer, in response to questions from the Samoa Observer.
Recently, American Samoa Customs presented to a...