Pu'eleo Sefululua Peseta

Samoan Customs Officer appears in court

The drugs were found wrapped inside cereal boxes from California.

The defendant is understood to be a customs border control team member and appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday for the first time since his arrest more than two weeks ago.

He has not entered a plea as the prosecution has yet to finalise charges against him but his defense has filed a bail application which is scheduled to be heard next Monday.