Tonga Police have arrested a 41-year-old man from Popua for breaking into a house and stealing items.
The police said this was made possible through fingerprint analysis and information collected by the Tonga Police Forensic Unit.
During an executed search warrant, officers recovered a significant haul of stolen items, including:
- 1 gold chain
- 1 silver watch
- 1 silver tablet
- 1 black power bank
- 2 flash disks
- 1 speaker
- 1 diamond chain
- 2 black scopes
- 1 BSP Visa Card
- 2 cartons of Green Lucky Tonga tobacco and a loose Lucky Tonga tobacco
- 1 carton of Red Lucky Tonga tobacco and 5 loose tobacco
- 1 carton of Palataisi tobacco and 4 loose tobacco
- 2 boxes of Long Beach loose tobacco
- 1 black tablet
- 1 test tube
- 1 pack of cannabis leaves
- 1 SONY camera
- 7 mobile phone devices
In addition to the recovered items, the suspect admitted to stealing the following food items:
- 2 Palm 120x corned beef
- 13 Salisbury 12oz
- 8 Salisbury 1lb
- 14 Palm 1lb corned beef
- 12 Salisbury corned beef 3lb
- 2 Palm corned beef 3lb
This totals 41 cans of corned beef.
The suspect remains in custody as police continue their investigations.
Tonga Police have urged the public to stay vigilant and take precautions to protect their property, noting that theft remains a persistent issue across Tongatapu.
For further details, contact the Tonga Police Media and Public Relations Office at 740-1614.
