APIA, 15 DECEMBER 2025 (TALAMUA ONLINE0—The Samoa Customs Office has intercepted and seized $6.3 million(US$2.28 million) worth of the illegal drug, methamphetamine brought in by two separate travelers from American Samoa. The latest drug bust was confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of Customs, Fonoti Tala’itupu Taefu and the Acting Police Commissioner, Leiataua Samuelu Afamasaga […]
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Overstaying Tourist Among Two Arrested in Palau Drug Crackdown; Meth Seized
By: L.N. Reklai KOROR, Palau — Palau authorities have filed felony drug charges in two separate cases this fall, in an ongoing effort to curb illegal drug trafficking and possession across the nation. In the first case, Doulos Rirou Hideo was formally charged on October 6 with possession of a controlled substance after officers discovered […]
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Man in a meth case posted $2,500 bail, pleads not guilty
On September 5 a man charged for methamphetamine-related crimes entered a plea of not guilty and posted a bail of $2,500. The case against Burton Wenty was filed on August 7 but Narcotics Enforcement Agency conducted their search last year in the month of April. As per statements by NEA Special Agent Marlon Bechab on or […]
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Woman gets 25-year imprisonment for meth trafficking
Woman who was caught at the Palau airport arrivals for possessing meth in her body got sentenced to 25 years imprisonment and a fine of $50,000. Happy Fritz, 39, carried 50 grams of methamphetamine in her body while entering Palau from Manila, Philippines on Saturday. Fritz is ordered to serve first ten years in the […]
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Trial set for December in a meth case
A ten-day trial has been set in the month of December this year for man who is charged for trafficking of methamphetamine and criminal conspiracy. Shaft Katosang awaits trial which is set for December 2-4 and December 9-13. Katosang was caught after airport when customs officials discovered a suspicious package addressed to Michael Atlas. The […]
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Almost all postal packages with meth arrived from US
The fingers are often pointed at the Philippines when the officials talk about methamphetamine entry in Palau which is a fact. But, United States of America (USA) as well happens to be a country of origin from where methamphetamine enters Palau. The postal inspector Sherry Sisior said, “Most of the drugs that I have seized […]