Former drug traffickers reveal their methods to import meth and cocaine into the Pacific, as authorities look to turn the tide on smuggling
4 months, 1 week ago

Former drug traffickers reveal their methods to import meth and cocaine into the Pacific, as authorities look to turn the tide on smuggling

ABC  

Senituli* describes it as "easy" — that was, until he got caught. In announcing the decision, Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni said the region needed a "Pacific-owned and Pacific-led" initiative to tackle its increasingly serious criminal challenges. Australia's Chief of Navy Mark Hammond told the ABC that drug trafficking in the region was a challenge that "doesn't stand still". On Wednesday, the US assistant secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Todd Robinson, said there were "very serious criminal networks" operating in the region. Back at the Tongan prison, drug trafficker Senituli says he is "full of regret" about his role in trafficking drugs.

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Cartels' trafficking of crystal meth through 'Pacific drug highway' sees addiction spread to Fiji's villages
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Cartels' trafficking of crystal meth through 'Pacific drug highway' sees addiction spread to Fiji's villages

ABC  

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Meth arrives in Australia through many routes, but it's destroying lives on Papua New Guinea's islands near the Torres Strait
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Meth arrives in Australia through many routes, but it's destroying lives on Papua New Guinea's islands near the Torres Strait

ABC  

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Australians' meth, cocaine use leading to growing drug-related problems across Pacific, says report
2 years, 10 months ago

Australians' meth, cocaine use leading to growing drug-related problems across Pacific, says report

ABC  

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PMO asks home ministry, NCB to map sources of iIllicit drugs to end menace before addiction becomes endemic
6 years, 4 months ago

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Firstpost  

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