Tonga Police have arrested multiple suspects, including a 15-year-old girl from Kolofo’ou, for alleged involvement in the distribution of illicit drugs.
The raids, conducted on July 14, 2025, resulted in significant seizures of cannabis, methamphetamine, and drug-related items.
The first arrest involved a 38-year-old man from Fua’amotu, where a Police search of the premises resulted in the seizure of the followings:
TOP $390 cash, 63 cultivated cannabis plants, cannabis leaves weighing 686.11 grams, 1 pack of methamphetamine weighing 0.12 grams, Drug utensils, 1 mobile phone, 5 empty containers.
Later, a 24-year-old woman and the 15-year-old girl from Fasi, along with a 55-year-old man from Kolofo’ou, were detained after police seize the followings:
- 2 packs of cannabis weighing 18.81 grams, 1 pack of methamphetamine weighing 0.81 grams, Drug utensil, 1 Tongan passport
- TOP $127 cash
In a separate operation in Fasi, a 42-year-old man from Matalka was apprehended after resisting arrest, with police confiscating the following items:
24 packs of methamphetamine weighing 22.17 grams, Cannabis leaves weighing 12.23 grams, Drug utensils, TOP $680.00 cash.
