Samoa police investigate stow-away case

Police are investigating how a woman allegedly stowed away on a flight that departed Samoa for Fiji on Christmas Eve.

Deputy Police Commissioner Papalii Monalisa Tiai-Keti told Tala Fou that Police are trying to determine how the woman allegedly got past the normal departure processes including immigration, customs and security clearance.

The woman is suspected to have hidden in the plane’s toilet during the flight.

According to Papalii, the suspect managed to hide on the plane and was only discovered when the Fiji Airways aircraft touched down in Fiji.

The suspect was then apprehended and returned to Samoa on the same flight.

Police will lay charges against the suspect once the ongoing investigation is complete.

 

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