Over 40 of Samoa’s Tactical Operations Squad (TOS) set out on an early morning operation that targetted notorious escaped prisoner Pati Chong Nee and others, wanted in connection with threatening police and aiding an escapee. Police Commissioner Su’a Fuiavailiili Egon Keil said they arrested one man, Siueva Sa’i Lupe Ta’ala of Tapatapao and Laloanea, […]
Six Arrested in Faatoia Drug Bust Appear in Court
Two women and four men appeared in Court last week to face drug related charges in relation to narcotics being found in a home at Faatoia on Boxing Day last year. At the time Police Commissioner Su’a Fuiavailiili Egon Keil confirmed that guns and drugs were confiscated from a residence in Faatoia, where police had […]
Man Broke Into Police Station and Walked Out with a Sack of Marijuana Plants
A man allegedly broke into the Samoa Police station on the weekend after the biggest drug raid in Samoa’s history, and walked out with a bag containing 24 marijuana plants worth over $24,000 tala. Over $10 million tala worth of marijuana plants were collected from 6 different plantations deep in the Faleatiu hill area in […]
Police Issue Public Notice about Escaped Prisoners
21 January 2019, Apia Samoa The Samoa Police Service have published the following public notice on their Facebook page: IMPORTANT PUBLIC NOTICE – ESCAPED PRISONERS Samoa Police Service (SPS) was notified by the Prisons and Correctional Services (SPCS) regarding two prisoners who have escaped from Tafaigata prisons early in the morning today, Sunday 20th January 2019. […]
No Road Fatalities – Police Road Blocks a Success
10 Jan 2019, Apia Samoa. Samoa Police have publicised the statistics for incidents during the festive season defined as the period from 21 Dec 2018 – 03 Jan 2019. Samoa Police Services responded to a record 873 incidents – 16% more than incidents for the same period last year. Of those incidents, our police had […]