Samoa illicit drug arrest

A 45 year old man has been remanded in custody to appear in the Samoa court on Monday for an alleged drug-related offence.

The suspect was arrested and charged by Police on Friday last week during the execution of a search warrant for possession of narcotics.

He was remanded in custody until the 2nd of October 2017 to appear before the court for mention.

During the search, the Police seized a plastic bag of suspected methamphetamine and 3 smoking pipes (utensil)

Police investigations are continuing.