The defense attorney and former President of Palau Johnson Toribiong is set to fly to Philippines along with a Palauan journalist to try and extradite Mike Taman who was arrested at Manila airport and detained at custodial facility in Quezon City for alleged possession of methamphetamine. Toribiong said, “I am volunteering to go. I am […]
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Conversation with the former President
In the previous article by Island Times, ‘Inner circle of meth traders and users’, a source claimed involvement of people in the national government in the methamphetamine trade. Island Times reached out to the former President Johnson Toribiong to talk about the illegal drug problems assumed to reach the highest reins of public offices. Sitting […]
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Preliminary probe reveals woman detainee source of meth found in prison
Narcotics Enforcement Agency (NEA) Director Ismael Aguon said their preliminary investigation revealed that a woman who was incarcerated for alleged possession of illegal drug was the source of meth previously found in prison cell. In an interview, Aguon said that their preliminary report showed that Happy Fritz, who was arrested in April for alleged possession […]
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Palauan nabbed in Manila currently detained in PDEA facility
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said that the Palauan man who was previously arrested by Philippine operatives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila for alleged possession of meth is currently detained inside its custodial facility in Quezon City. An information obtained by Island Times from PDEA’s Public Information Office – National […]
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Wife of former senator arrested, case under seal
The wife of a former senator Mlib Tmetuchl was arrested in an alleged methamphetamine related case on Wednesday this week but everything about the case remains “under seal” and cannot be seen by anyone other than the judges. Dixie Tmetuchl was arrested but according to the official sources the under seal tag to her case […]
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Inner circle of meth traders and users
It is a known fact that Palau has been facing the methamphetamine (meth/ice) since several years now. It makes one wonder about the inner circle of the money making industry. The official acknowledgement of methamphetamine existing in the country goes back to 1998 in the United Nations assembly where former President of Palau, Kuniwo Nakamura […]