Customs breach

Samoa PM Fiame unhappy with American Samoan vessel customs breach

In a press conference on Thursday, Fiame said border security should have seized the Kite Runner, owned by a businessman in American Samoa, upon arrival at the Matautu wharf.

However, the Prime Minister said government officials scrambled to get all the necessary clearances for the boat, which should have never happened in the first place.

Fiame said according to reports, the boat docked at Matautu then to Mulifanua before heading to Savai'i, when the police intervened and seized the boat and escorted it back to Matautu.