On Tuesday 2 nd January 2021, another seizure of about 900 grams methamphetamine (ICE) by the
Ministry of Customs and Revenue (‘MCR’) was found and transferred immediately to the Ministry
of Police and Prison (‘MPP’) through a joint effort to combat illicit narcotics. Recently in
December 2020, MCR and the Joint K9 Unit with MPP intercepted and seized more than 500grams
of methamphetamine. This is recorded as the largest methamphetamine bust in Samoan history
when Customs intercepted more than 1,400grams of methamphetamine (ICE) at the border from a
shipment imported from the United States of America. The bust yesterday of more than 900grams
of ICE were split into two vacuum packed packages and concealed inside two (2) boxes of cereal.
The seizure resulted in the referral of a Customs officer to Police yesterday for his suspected
involvement in this shipment and he is now been charged and full investigation is ongoing by
MPP. Any law enforcement officer who is found to have affiliations with this sort of criminal
activity will be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Both Ministries will
continue to work collaboratively for the security of Samoa and will continue to be vigilant of such
unlawful importations through our borders and on same domestic activities/practices.

I le Aso Lua 02 Ianuari 2021, na mauaina ai fualaau faasaina o le ‘Aisa’ e ova ma le 900 kalama na
aumaia faanana I totonu o se faamomoli na auina mai I Amerika. Ua faamauina ai foi I le tala
faasolopito o Samoa, o le aisa pito I sili lea ona tele ua mauaina I tatou tuaoi-faa-va-o-malo. O
Tesema 2020, na mauaina ai foi nisi fualaau faasaina o le aisa I lona mamafa faamauina e ova ma
le 500kalama. O nei fualaau faasaina na aumai faa’nana i totonu o ni pusa cereal e 2 na I totonu o
lea faamomoli. O le galulue faatasi o le Matagluega o Leoleo ma le Matagluega o Tiute ina ia maua
ma taofia nei faiga faasolitulafono, na mafua ai ona maua nei fualaau faasaina.
O loo ua tuuina atu nei ile Matagaluega o Leoleo se tasi o alii Ofisa o Tiute o loo masalomia e iai
sona fesootaiga i lenei pusa faamomoli mo suesuega fa’aauau a nei Matagaluega e lua.
E faamamafa e Matagaluega nei le faataua o tiute ma valaauina a ona tagata faigaluega ua tauto ai
e faatino mo le puipuiina o le saogalemua o o tatou tagatanuu. Ae a afea loa lau savaliga e le fili
pei o nei ituaiga soligatulafono, e faatino lava le suesuega ma le moliaga, seia oo lava ina tuuina
atu i le Faamasinoga. O loo faaauau pea le galulue faatasi o le Matagaluega o Leoleo ma le Ofisa o
Tiute I le puipuiga o tatou tuaoi faava-i-malo ma lo tatou lotoifale ina ia tumau pea le puipuia o
tatou tagata mai aafiaga o nei fualaau faasaina.