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Monday 22 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Thursday 18 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 17 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Customs has joined the Pacific Dog Detector Program and welcomed its first certified dog handler, Customs Officer 'Amini Fonua and his detector dog detector "Fred" from Newย Zealand.

Tuesday 16 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Five people including a 30-year-old male driver were injured in a road crash at Pea on Sunday, 14 May. While a 22-year-old woman was injured at Maโufanga, when she crashed her vehicle the followingย day.

Monday 15 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three people have been arrested in connection with the seizure of 27.76 grams of methamphetamine at Ma'ufanga on 12ย May.

Friday 12 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan police officers, Chief Inspector Palepina Tonga, Chief Inspector Siosaia Tongamohenoa and Inspector Fuka Talanoa,ย have left for an International Leadership Programme, to be held at the College of Policing in the United Kingdom from 15 May to 9ย June.ย

Friday 12 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three people have been arrested in two separate drugs busts that seized methamphetamine and cannabis on Tongatapu thisย week.

Wednesday 10 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 28-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman from Matahau have been arrested for allegedly importation of over 1kg of methamphetamine from the United States, lastย month.

Monday 8 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An 82-year-old grandmother and her five-year-old grand-daughter died in a house fire at Tofoa on Saturday morning, 6 May,ย Tonga Policeย reported.

Wednesday 3 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lemoto Manu (35) a prisoner, died of suicide at Hu'atolitoli Prison on 19 April on Tongatapu, Tonga Prisonย stated.

Wednesday 3 May 2023
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Tonga Police attended a Pacific Forensic Working Group meeting consisting of 11 forensic police leaders across the Pacific in Canberra lastย week.

Tuesday 2 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A two-year-old passenger died when the vehicle she was in crashed into a tree on the side of a road at Navutoka, eastern Tongatapu on Saturday evening, 29ย April.

Wednesday 12 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 39-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 44-year-old man in Lapaha on eastern Tongatapu earlier thisย month.

Wednesday 12 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The search and rescue operation for Siale Havea (45) who went missing at sea in Houma last week has been calledย off.

Wednesday 5 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Siale Havea (45) of Houma remains missing sea since he first went out diving or underwater fishing at Fahefa, Tongatapu on Friday night, 31 March. A Police Search and Rescue continues, however an aerial search of the Houma coastline by a police drone has not discovered anything toย date.

Friday 17 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 63-year-old man who was a passenger in the back of a vehicle died in a crash on a road between Leimatuโa to Holonga in Vavaโu on Friday night, 10 March. The male driver has beenย charged.

Thursday 9 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 31-year-old man from Ha'asini was arrested after a police pursuit, after he was alleged to have been distributing illicit drugs. Two others, including a 14-year-old teen were arrestedย later.

Monday 27 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A second person was arrested after Tonga Police disrupted the illegal selling of liquor at a residence inย Ngeleโia.

Friday 24 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 25-year-old man was arrested in relation to the seizure of illicit drugs, including 1.81 grams of methamphetamine at a bush allotment, on 23ย February.

Wednesday 22 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man was arrested after Tonga Police disrupted the illegal selling of liquor at a residence in Ngeleโia on Tongatapu over theย weekend.
