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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 40-year-old man from Iliili was arrested by cops last month on the allegation that he assaulted his wife while he was under the influence of alcohol.
The wife was present with noticeable bruises on her right eye when her husband made his initial appearance in District...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for stealing and burglary is now in custody after being arrested last month and charged for violating local drug laws.
Saumani Panisia made his initial appearance in Court last month.
He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A report by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) Vice and Narcotics Division shows the alarming growth in the numbers of drugs cases between 2013 through 2021.
In 2013, Vice and Narcotics Unit (VNU) filed only 6 drug cases — one case involving methamphetamine (meth) and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested and taken into custody after drugs were allegedly discovered inside his vehicle when police pulled over his vehicle during a traffic stop in Nu’uuli.
On Feb. 10, 2022 around 6:30 am, two officers patrolling the Nuuuli area stopped a vehicle for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu Peleti Mauga is planning to establish a Joint Task Force consisting of members from all Law Enforcement Departments and Agencies in the American Samoa Government (ASG) for the purpose of tackling the rising drug problem in American Samoa.
This was revealed by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 30-year-old man accused of violating local drug laws has entered into a plea agreement with the government. Ameperosa Iosia, who has been in custody since his arrest last year appeared in High Court last week for his Change of Plea (COP) hearing.
Iosia was initially...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who is on probation for stealing and burglary was arrested again on the allegation he violated local drug laws.
Iasoni Moana was a passenger in a pick-up truck that was pulled over by police two weekends ago in Malaeimi where a glass pipe containing a white...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A young man caught with methamphetamine (meth) and marijuana was sentenced by the High Court last week to a term of probation of 5 years after he entered into a plea bargain with the government.
The court stated that one of the things that is an ongoing concern to the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man convicted of violating local drug laws was sentenced to 5 years probation.
Avei Tagaloa, who has been in custody since his arrest last year appeared in High Court last week for sentencing.
Tagaloa was initially charged with unlawful possession of a controlled...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A passenger in a vehicle stopped for a traffic violation, who was taken in for questioning and later released from the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) when the 48 hour detention period expired‚ was arrested by police last week and now charged with violating local...