Newsline Samoa reports the customs minister, Tialavea Tionisio Hunt, saying American Samoa had been a long standing headache for his country's border control.
Tialavea said smugglers were sailing on fishing boats to American Samoa and bringing back the drugs such as methamphetamine.
"Anyone can jump on a fishing alia, shoot off to American Samoa, collect the stuff and land back here as if they've been out fishing," Tialavea said.
