A prisoner at Hu'atolitoli Prison was charged with possession of cannabis last week, and another charged with cultivation, while in a separate incident, a man from Matangiake was arrested after Tonga Customs seized a hand gun and ammunition that was imported to Tonga.
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Thursday 16 December 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 21 September 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ta‘ufo‘ou Fale‘ofa (45) was sentenced today to 20-months imprisonment for using a firearm without a license, specifically a .45 pistol, which he fired at a vehicle in Kolonga in January this year, after entering a home with a loaded firearm. The judge noted the accused had a significant criminal history both here and in the United States for violence involving firearms.
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Monday 10 June 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Loketi Veimau the man arrested with cannabis, a firearm and ammunition smuggled in a shipment from the United States last month has been released on bail.
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Tuesday 21 May 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 54-year-old man who is the head of community policing at Popua received a suspended sentence at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on May 17, after pleading guilty to three charges, including firing a .22 rifle to intimidate.
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Friday 3 May 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are concerned with a significant amount of firearms and ammunition that have been smuggled into Tonga and the risks they pose to community safety, a Deputy Police Commissioner warned today, after more seizures of ammunition and cannabis were made by Tonga Police on April 30, at different locations in Tongatapu.
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Sunday 23 December 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man received a fully suspended sentence after being convicted of drugs, firearm and ammunition charges by the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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Friday 2 November 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men of foreign nationality, reportedly from New Zealand, were arrested and charged in relation to the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition confiscated on a yacht in Nuku'alofa. One has also been charged with indecent assault.
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Tuesday 22 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 43-year-old man from Matangiake has been arrested and charged for firing a firearm inside the Tonga College (‘Atele) compound in Ha’ateiho on Wednesday, May 16. No one was injured.
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Friday 11 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 42-year-old man has been arrested after firing shots at occupants of a parked vehicle in Kolonga on May 10.
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Tuesday 3 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men have been charged after being found in possession of a firearm and ammunitions at a home in Fasi on Thursday, March 29.
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Friday 5 May 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A large haul of cannabis plants and seeds were seized by Tonga Police on 4 May, at six different bush allotments in Fou’i and Matahau in Tongatapu.
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Friday 27 January 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A jury has found Lord Tu’iha’ateiho not guilty of five charges regarding three separate incidents at Ha’ateiho last year in a verdict on Wednesday, January 25 at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court.
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Friday 23 January 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Today's sentencing of Lord Tu’ilakepa on firearm and ammunition charges was adjourned to Thursday February 5, at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court to allow time for a probation report.
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