Tongan police officers, Chief Inspector Palepina Tonga, Chief Inspector Siosaia Tongamohenoa and Inspector Fuka Talanoa, have left for an International Leadership Programme, to be held at the College of Policing in the United Kingdom from 15 May to 9 June.
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Friday 12 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 12 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three people have been arrested in two separate drugs busts that seized methamphetamine and cannabis on Tongatapu this week.
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Wednesday 10 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 28-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman from Matahau have been arrested for allegedly importation of over 1kg of methamphetamine from the United States, last month.
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Monday 8 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An 82-year-old grandmother and her five-year-old grand-daughter died in a house fire at Tofoa on Saturday morning, 6 May, Tonga Police reported.
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Wednesday 3 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lemoto Manu (35) a prisoner, died of suicide at Hu'atolitoli Prison on 19 April on Tongatapu, Tonga Prison stated.
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Wednesday 3 May 2023
Canberra, Australia
Tonga Police attended a Pacific Forensic Working Group meeting consisting of 11 forensic police leaders across the Pacific in Canberra last week.
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Tuesday 2 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A two-year-old passenger died when the vehicle she was in crashed into a tree on the side of a road at Navutoka, eastern Tongatapu on Saturday evening, 29 April.
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Wednesday 12 April 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 39-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 44-year-old man in Lapaha on eastern Tongatapu earlier this month.
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Wednesday 12 April 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The search and rescue operation for Siale Havea (45) who went missing at sea in Houma last week has been called off.
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Wednesday 5 April 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Siale Havea (45) of Houma remains missing sea since he first went out diving or underwater fishing at Fahefa, Tongatapu on Friday night, 31 March. A Police Search and Rescue continues, however an aerial search of the Houma coastline by a police drone has not discovered anything to date.
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Friday 17 March 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 63-year-old man who was a passenger in the back of a vehicle died in a crash on a road between Leimatu’a to Holonga in Vava’u on Friday night, 10 March. The male driver has been charged.
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Thursday 9 March 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 31-year-old man from Ha'asini was arrested after a police pursuit, after he was alleged to have been distributing illicit drugs. Two others, including a 14-year-old teen were arrested later.
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Monday 27 February 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A second person was arrested after Tonga Police disrupted the illegal selling of liquor at a residence in Ngele’ia.
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Friday 24 February 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 25-year-old man was arrested in relation to the seizure of illicit drugs, including 1.81 grams of methamphetamine at a bush allotment, on 23 February.
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Wednesday 22 February 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man was arrested after Tonga Police disrupted the illegal selling of liquor at a residence in Ngele’ia on Tongatapu over the weekend.
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Tuesday 21 February 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police is upskilling police officers in the operation of drones acquired through the Illicit Drugs Response Fund (IDRF) to support police operations. Commissioner of Police, Shane McLennan said that the high tech equipment will be useful for other police operations such as search and rescue, traffic control, and public order management.
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Monday 20 February 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man and a woman in their 30s were arrested in relation to the seizure of 24.92 grams of methamphetamine and cannabis in a car at Veitongo in Tongatapu, over the weekend.
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Wednesday 15 February 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A forensic grade data training course is being held for Tonga Police investigators to improve not only their technical capability but that of the region in the fight against crimes, from 14-17 February. Forensic grade data extraction devices (cellebrite, that can extract the contents of cell phones) were supplied for 12 Tonga Police investigators, through the British High Commission in partnership with Australia.
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Monday 13 February 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four men were arrested on charges relating to the possession of and supplying of illicit drugs after being caught in Police raids at Malapo and Hala’ovave, Tongatapu, on Thursday and Friday last week.
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Wednesday 8 February 2023
Auckland, New Zealand
A total of 3.2 tonnes of cocaine estimated to be worth more than half a billion dollars, intercepted by New Zealand authorities floating in the Pacific Ocean, is one of their single biggest seizures of illegal drugs. The unidentified location was described as “north east off New Zealand, six-days sailing in distance and in international waters,” they told a press conference today.
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