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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested during a public peace disturbance in the Tafuna area is now charged for violating local drug laws after police officers discovered illegal drugs in his possession during his arrest. The government alleges that on May 12, 2022 around 5 p.m, the Tafuna...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On the night of Feb. 18, 2022, two cops observed Sio Lafoa’i spill a bag of potato chips on the ground after he and another male were pulled over at the Sobriety Checkpoint for an open container in the vehicle. Lafoa’i was the passenger. (Samoa News is withholding the...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The government has charged a 22-year-old man with unlawful possession of illegal drugs and for trying to break into a store in Ottoville in February of this year. Fatu Senetala made his initial appearance in District Court last week. Senetala, who is on probation after...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 42-year-old man allegedly found with a glass pipe containing methamphetamine (meth) in his vehicle when police pulled him over for a traffic violation almost two years ago was recently arrested and charged. The question as to why the government waited so long to charge...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father of three who is on probation for a meth conviction was ordered by the High Court last week to served 30 days at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) for violating conditions of his probation. Mikaele Seumanu appeared in Court last Friday for his...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a yellow pickup truck in which investigators allegedly found a bag containing a white crystalline substance and drug paraphernalia has been arrested and charged with unlawful possession of drugs. Tipasa Laki, a.k.a. “TEMA” made his initial appearance in...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two brothers from Pago Pago spent their New Year in the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) after cops allegedly discovered drugs in their vehicle during a traffic stop in Nu’uuli. The brothers, Wayne Jack Banse and his younger brother, Johnny Banse made their...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The 42-year-old taxi driver who was charged with unlawful possession of a glass pipe containing methamphetamine after his vehicle was pulled over by police in January of this year has pled guilty in High Court. Talosaga Fiu, who has been in custody since his arrest,...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The driver of a pick-up truck pulled over by police officers last month for failure to stop at a stop sign is now charged with violating local drug laws. Henry Naasona was taken into custody when police discovered three small baggies containing white crystalline...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested for disturbing the public peace, in front of his uncle’s home in the Tafuna area is now charged with violating local drug laws. Filemoni Afoa made his initial appearance in District Court last week. He is charged with one count of unlawful possession of...

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