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Cook Islands cocaine haul raises renewed questions over drug routes in the Pacific

Police are seeking legal advice on destroying nearly 27kg of cocaine found on a remote reef as the case adds to fresh concerns over how drugs move through the region

PMN NewsTue, 06 Oct

Pacific Region •

Tonga

Tonga uses anti-terror law for the first time to convict gang leader

Australian deportee Eneasi Taumoefolau faces up to 25 years after a court found he helped establish a chapter of the outlaw motorcycle gang, Comancheros.

Christine RovoiTue, 06 Oct

Law & Order

Man in custody as police investigate Wattle Downs homicide

Police are speaking with a 30-year-old man in custody as they continue investigating the deaths of a woman and man in South Auckland.

Christine RovoiFri, 28 Aug

Law & Order •

Tonga

Last Tonga prison escapee Liuaki Vi recaptured after weeklong manhunt

The New Zealand national has been recaptured in Tonga, bringing a weeklong international manhunt to an end after three prisoners escaped from a police holding cell in Nuku'alofa.

PMN NewsMon, 27 Jul

Law & Order •

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands police chief suspended over claims meth evidence was being destroyed

Commissioner Ian Vaevaso has been suspended less than two months after taking office as he faces allegations of destroying methamphetamine evidence and obstructing an internal investigation.

PMN NewsWed, 01 Jul

Law & Order •

Sāmoa

Police probe 'first of its kind' transnational murder case for Sāmoa

Two men investigated over the fatal shooting of a Sydney man in Vietnam with Sāmoa Police calling it the country's first alleged murder-for-hire case.

Renate RiversThu, 28 May

Law & Order

Pacific leaders warn rising organised crime cannot be tackled alone

More than 17 tonnes of drugs have been seized across the region since January as leaders warn criminal networks are expanding their reach.

Khalia StrongTue, 19 May

Law & Order •

Fiji

Fiji police officers face charges as new data shows drug seizures surging in the Pacific

A six-month investigation into alleged links between 11 Fijian police officers and drug traffickers has been sent to prosecutors.

Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist and Christina Persico, RNZ Pacific bulletin editorMon, 18 May

Politics •

West Papua, Indonesia

‘Unthinkable’: Calls for Pacific leaders to act after shooting at West Papua school parade

West Papua advocates are urging New Zealand and Pacific leaders to speak out after reports Indonesian police opened fire during a graduation parade where the banned Morning Star flag was displayed.

Renate RiversMon, 11 May

Politics •

Sāmoa

Sāmoa district court separates Tuilaepa defamation case and orders public silence

Opposition leader Tuilaepa has been barred from publicly discussing his criminal defamation case after proceedings involving PM Laaulialemalietoa and Education Minister split in to separate trials.

Renate RiversFri, 08 May

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