Results for Police and Crime

A Pacific Detector Dog Working Arrangement, signed this month between New Zealand Customs and Police and Tonga Police and Customs will enhance Tonga’s ability to combat transnational crime.

A 29-year-old man from ‘Utulau died from electrocution on Friday 13 March 2026, Tonga Police confirmed.

A 43-year-old fisherman from Tokomololo has been reported missing at sea after departing Tongatapu on 3 March, aboard the longliner FV Pacific Horizon.

Three men were arrested on drugs and firearms charges following two separate Tonga Police drugs operations conducted last week.

Two women have been arrested in separate incidents involving the alleged online harassment on Facebook, Tonga Police stated.

A senior government official is among four men arrested and charged with possession of drug utensils following a Tonga Police drugs operation on Monday, 16 February 2026. The suspects aged between 35 and 59 years, include an official at the Prime Minister's Office.

The Tonga Police Maritime has suspended its search and rescue operation for a man reported missing at sea after no new information was uncovered following the rescue of his two companions last Wednesday, 18 February.

The illicit drugs market in Tonga is a growing concern for Police Commissioner Geoff Turner, who says large quantities of drugs moving through the Pacific could eventually create a local market if not carefully managed. He said waste water analysis for drugs could help Police target illicit users in the capital.

Several consignments containing undeclared firearms and rounds of ammunition, alcohol, and fireworks, with no permit, were intercepted by Customs officers between December 2025 and January 2026.