Siupeli Koula Laula (22) received a fully suspended 19-month prison sentence for causing bodily injury while driving under the influence of alcohol. Laula crashed into another vehicle, injuring the driver, Vili Haumatakali, who sustained a broken bone in his thigh. Justice Tupou handed down the sentence on 7 May in the Supreme Court, Nuku’alofa, following Laula's guilty plea in March.
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Friday 9 May 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 5 May 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Business owner Kisione Tu'ipulotu To’aho (41), whose company imported and sold vehicles, is serving 20 months imprisonment for two counts of obtaining $29,600 by false pretences when he scammed customers in two separate incidents.
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Tuesday 22 April 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Samuela Hafoka (43) is serving 12 months imprisonment for the theft of a vehicle valued at around $13,000, that was parked on Taufa’ahau Road.
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Monday 14 April 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kulisitafu Fehoko (32) is serving eight months in prison for two charges that included possession of 1.28 grams of methamphetamine and utensils siezed in his vehicle, when he was intercepted by Police in Vaololoa last year.
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Friday 11 April 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Alaisia Matangi (37) is serving a two-year imprisonment sentence for the theft of a vehicle and its contents worth $24,000 outside the Cowley Bakery in Nuku’alofa. The theft occurred while the owner was inside the bakery for a few minutes.
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Friday 28 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kisina Neiufi (33) who is already serving four and half years imprisonment for previous drug offences, received an additional 30 months for possession of 13.68 grams of methamphetamine seized last year.
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Tuesday 25 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kulisitafu Fehoko aka Tafu Fehoko (32) is serving eight months in prison for numerous charges, including possession of 1.28 grams of methamphetamine seized in his vehicle, which was intercepted by Police in Vaololoa.
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Friday 21 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Finau Pomale (48) is serving a 12-month sentence for cultivating 79 cannabis plants, weighing 33.07 grams, at a bush allotment in Fatai.
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Wednesday 19 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Petelo Luka Kauvaka (28) received a two-year six-month sentence for reckless driving that caused the death of his 20-year-old nephew. The accident occurred when he sped excessively, causing the vehicle to flip and hit a coconut tree on the road between Pelehake and Malapo in June last year.
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Wednesday 19 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lu’isa Malamala (31) is serving two years and two months imprisonment for possession of 3.09 grams of methamphetamine seized by police in a vehicle in Nuku’alofa.
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Tuesday 11 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pauline Langi aka Pauline Faka’osi (32) is serving 20 months imprisonment for the theft and embezzlement of $155,588 from her employer, STH Ltd a car dealer business. The offences were committed over different times when she withdrew the cash from the company's bank account. The court considered that she had a high-risk of re-offending.
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Thursday 6 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kisina Neiufi (33) is serving four and a half years imprisonment for possession of 3.51 grams of methamphetamine, seized with $2,800 cash in Vaotu’u. This included the activation of a one year suspended sentence for previous drug offending, he breached.
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Wednesday 5 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Falakiko Uatahausi (40) was jailed for six months for possession of 1.33 grams of methamphetamine, seized on him at the Tonga Institute of Higher Education in Pahu, where he was working as a security guard.
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Wednesday 5 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Salesi Fa’aoa (34) is serving two years in prison for receiving stolen property, valued at around $43,750, from the burglary of a warehouse belonging to a construction and road repair associated business in Tofoa.
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Friday 31 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
One man was jailed while his two co-accused received suspended sentences for charges including serious housebreaking and unlawful imprisonment of another man, when they took him by force from his home at Sopu to Kahana Resort because of a disputed $150,000 loan.
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Thursday 23 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tevita Matangi (32) is serving four and a half years imprisonment for two charges of causing grievous bodily harm to Mateaki Hafoka (29) and Sikuvea Fifita (26), when he attacked them with a machete during a drunken altercation in Talau, Vava'u in 2023.
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Thursday 23 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
H.B (a pseudonym) is serving nine months in prison after pleading guilty to two charges of serious indecent assault on a victim. Lord Chief Justice Bishop in his sentencing suppressed the identity of the parties, pursuant to section 119 of the Criminal Offences Act.
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Tuesday 21 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Piliote Uasike was sentenced to four years imprisonment for two charges including possession of 3.09 grams of methamphetamine and utensils seized by Police in a vehicle, he was a passenger of in Nuku’alofa. This was his third set of drugs offences in 2024 alone.
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Thursday 16 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Luseni Moa (29) was sentenced to 11 months fully suspended in the Magistrates Court for possession of 0.05 grams of methamphetamine and utensils seized in Hofoa.
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Friday 20 December 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Palatoni Laimani (37) is serving six years and six months in prison for possession of 155.90 grams of methamphetamine, seized in a police raid at his home in Hofoa. “It stands to reason that Mr. Laimani was dealing with others more heavily involved in illicit drug supply and so in turn, he forms part of serious organised criminal network,” stated the Judge.
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