Results for Police and Crime

A 24-year-old man from Kolomotu’a remains missing at sea at Laulea Beach, Fatumu, since a family picnic on Christmas Day, Tonga Police reported today.

A 44-year-old man who was arrested after Police seized 3.2kgs of cannabis at Nafanua Wharf, ‘Eua on 13 December, remains in custody, the commander of the ‘Eua police station, Inspector Loluhama Fine confirmed this afternoon.

A sixteen months old girl died on Tuesday, December 11 when she was accidentally run over by a reversing vehicle at her home in Ngele‘ia.

A 22-year-old man from Fahefa was arrested with methamphetamine and cannabis in a car without a number plate in Hofoa on December 11.

A 25-year old man driving a government vehicle died on Saturday night, December 8 during a head on collision with another vehicle on Taufa’ahau Road in Ha’ateiho. This is the 21st road death for the year, the highest recorded in Tonga.

Two men have been arrested for allegedly selling illicit drugs at the Tonga High School rugby field, situated outside the school compound, on November 29.

A 19-year-old youth, who was found seriously injured on the side of the main road in Ha'atafu over the weekend, died on November 26, at Vaiola Hospital.

Three people were arrested after being found in possession of 100 small packets of cannabis already packed for distribution at a home in Ngele'ia on November 21.

‘Ofaloto Vaha’i (17) has been named as the youth who died on November 16 in Vava‘u, after he reportedly fell from a one tonne truck that was travelling on a road from Toula to Neiafu.