Results for Police and Crime

Weak border security makes Tonga vulnerable to the import of illicit drugs, Acting Police Commissioner, Cmdr Filipe Fifita, told a consultation session on Security and Illicit Drugs, at the National Development Summit in Nuku'alofa this week.

A prisoner from Hu’atolitoli Prison tragically died yesterday from a suspected suicide, the Prime Minister told a media briefing today. He said the prisoner was being treated for a mental health issue at Vaiola Hospital. However, it was not immediately clear whether or not the prisoner had been discharged from Vaiola Hospital at the time of his death.

Two Fua'amotu women and a Fatai man were arrested in raids by the Tonga Police Drug Squad, on Friday, 28 February. They three remain in police custody while investigations are ongoing.

Five people were arrested as a result of a Police drugs operation, while illicit drugs, cash, mobile phones, and a vehicle were seized, Tonga Police reported today.

Tonga Police officers successfully completed a two-week Leadership Training Program, in partnership with the UK College of Policing on 21 February 2025, the first time the UK training has been conducted here.

Tonga Police responded to a report of a suspected suicide of a 27-year-old from Fangaloto who died this morning, 14 February 2025.

A 38-year-old male suspect from Sopu has been arrested and charged with housebreaking and arson of a residence in Longolongo, following an incident on Sunday, 2 February 2025.

Dr. William Lavemai, a 30-year-old medical doctor from Kolofo'ou, has died from injuries received in a car crash on Vaha'akolo Road in Vaololoa on Sunday, 26 January.

A male driver was charged for reckless driving causing the death of a 21 year old male, ‘Esilani Latu from Nakolo. Lead investigator and Chief Police at Mu’a police station, Saimone Fifita, told Matangi Tonga today that a video that social media users claimed to be related to this case, was “false” and “misleading.”