Tonga's drugs problem is on the rise, “like a cancer in the community,” says Psychiatric Specialist, Dr Mapa Puloka, who warns that government is too slow in tackling the epidemic and needs to urgently prioritize more funding before it gets out of hand. He issues a stark prognosis: “If they can’t stop it...what will happen is drug dealers or drug lords will run our government and end up being their puppets because of the power of money.” By Eleanor Gee.
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Thursday 23 May 2019
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Wednesday 20 March 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
National consultations are being held in Nuku'alofa this week on how to tackle the rising problem of illicit drugs, particularly methamphetamine. The Tonga Government invited the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat to hold consultations to assist policy formation.
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Tuesday 15 January 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Drug busts by a Tonga Police Drugs Taskforce in December last year seized methamphetamine and cannabis packed ready for sale, after some arrests were made on the main street in the Nuku'alofa Central Business District of men allegedly attempting to sell the illicit drugs.
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Wednesday 5 December 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men who were arrested for allegedly selling illicit drugs at the Tonga High School rugby field on November 29 in Nuku'alofa have been charged.
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