Verdict comes days after Palau enacted tougher anti-meth penalties that could dramatically affect sentencing. By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau (May 11, 2026) — A jury has convicted Burton Wenty on two felony methamphetamine possession charges while acquitting him on multiple firearm and ammunition counts in a closely watched criminal case that could test the reach […]
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Meth, gun seized in Ulimang raid; suspect later arrested, assaulted by convicted killer in jail
By: L.N. Reklai Koror, Palau (Dec. 15, 2025) — Police seized more than 113 grams of methamphetamine, a handgun and ammunition after executing a search warrant at a residence in Ulimang, Ngaraard, early Thursday morning, authorities said. Officers raided the home of Burton Wenty at about 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. Wenty was […]