Two men charged in a methamphetamine shipment bust from the United States on April 17 have been released on bail pending trial in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 24 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Tuesday 24 April 2018
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A 54-year-old man was arrested with 4.72 grams of methamphetamine and cannabis at premises in Ma’ufanga on April 23.

Monday 23 April 2018
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Police are looking for 300 kava plants estimated to be worth almost $13,000 pa’anga stolen from a plantation in Fo’ui earlier this month.

Thursday 19 April 2018
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Methamphetamine with a street value of around $297,000 pa’anga concealed in a shipment from the United States was seized by Tonga Police on Tuesday, April 17 in Nuku'alofa.

Wednesday 18 April 2018
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The contract for Police Commissioner Stephen Caldwell has been extended for another two-years by King Tupou VI in Council.

Monday 16 April 2018
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The sea search at for Tevita ‘Ekuasi (21) who remains missing after he reportedly jumped into the sea at the Houma Blow Holes on Sunday, April 8 has been suspended after no sightings were made.

Friday 13 April 2018
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Police are looking for kava plants estimated to be worth almost $10,000 pa’anga stolen from two separate plantations in Tongatapu.

Wednesday 11 April 2018
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Three men were arrested last night, April 10 for alleged theft and drunk driving during a Police Operation for Tropical Cyclone Keni in Nuku'alofa.

Tuesday 10 April 2018
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Tevita 'Ekuasi (21) from Kala'au remains missing at the Houma Blow Holes after jumping into the sea on Sunday, April 8.

Monday 9 April 2018
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A man remains missing at the Houma Blow Holes (Pupu’a Puhi) after he allegedly jumped into the sea on Sunday, April 8.

Friday 6 April 2018
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Police are looking for a cow that was stolen from a plantation at Sia’atoutai in Tongatapu on March 26.

Friday 6 April 2018
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More than $1,000 pa’anga was stolen during a break-in at a business operated by the ‘Uiha and Sons Ltd on Salote Road on March 29.

Friday 6 April 2018
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Moli Vakalahi (51) has been named by Police as the pedestrian who died on Tuesday night, April 3 after he was hit by a vehicle, while walking on the side of Taufa’ahau Road at Veitongo.

Wednesday 4 April 2018
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A 51-year-old man from Folaha died on Tuesday night, April 3 after he was hit by a vehicle, while walking on the side of Taufa’ahau Road at Veitongo.

Tuesday 3 April 2018
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Two men, who were arrested in relation to the seizure of methamphetamine and cannabis at a home in Ngele'ia on Thursday, March 29, have been charged.

Tuesday 3 April 2018
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Two men have been charged after being found in possession of a firearm and ammunitions at a home in Fasi on Thursday, March 29.

Friday 23 March 2018
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Police have charged two teenage boys aged 16 and 17 with assaulting and robbing a 61-year-old Chinese woman in Lapaha on Sunday night 18 March. The woman, Rui Yun Chen, remains in hospital and is in stable condition.

Thursday 22 March 2018
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A man is in Vaiola Hospital after he was shot in the chest at Fo’ui on Tuesday, March 20. The man claims he accidentally shot himself while cleaning a .22 rifle.

Wednesday 21 March 2018
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A 24-year-old woman was found dead at a home in Pahu on Tuesday morning, March 20.

Wednesday 21 March 2018
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A 51-year-old man is in hospital at Pangai, Ha'apai after a man allegedly stabbed him on the head with a knife, during a fight on Tuesday afternoon, March 20.
