PNG police uncover human trafficking ring
PAPUA New Guinea police have rescued 39 Indonesians believed to be victims of human trafficking. The 34 men and five women were
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PNG Police hunt gold suspects
PAPUA New Guinea Police Commissioner David Manning is seeking public assistance to locate four men wanted for questioning over the
Arson in village after sorcery claims
POLICE reinforcements have been sent to East Makira in the Solomon Islands after homes, a fuel depot and kitchens, were
The Force under strain
THIS is the final instalment in a series that commenced in our June edition with “When the badge becomes heavy” and continued in July with “Policy of silence”, following up on the “Impacts of Everyday Policing
Tuvalu deploys first police officers to U.N. peacekeeping mission
TUVALU has deployed its first four police officers to serve in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan, representing nearly 3 per cent of the country’s entire active police
Boost for Tuvalu police with qualified officers
TUVALU’S police force will be boosted by 10 newly graduated officers next week.The officers—six men and four women—completed a
Solomon Islands police chief suspended in narcotics scandal
SOLOMON Islands police chief Ian Vaevaso has been suspended after a long-running dispute over a methamphetamine case which exposed cracks in the country’s anti-narcotics response and raised new questions about police
It’s never too late
“NEVER believe it’s too late to study,” says Jovesa Saumaki, who recently graduated from the Fiji National University (FNU),
Solomons orders PNG police out
PAPUA New Guinea police officers deployed to the Solomon Islands for cyclone relief efforts have been ordered to leave after using a weapon to threaten a civilian.
FRCS Foils Drug Smuggling Attempt, Seizes Five Kilograms of Methamphetamine
The Fiji Revenue and Customs Service (FRCS) has successfully intercepted approximately five (5) kilograms of
Suspect dies in custody
POLICE in Fiji have confirmed the death in custody of a man believed to have been involved in an attempt to steal weapons from the
Fiji faces a drug crisis
FIJI’S Police Minister, Iowane Naivalurua, has labelled the country’s escalating drug problem a national
Solo police support drug war, seek resources
WITH an obvious increase in transnational crime – mostly around drug trafficking – Solomon Islands police have called for tougher penalties under an amendment to the Dangerous Drugs
Armed robbers grab cash in Vanuatu airport heist
VANUATU police are hunting armed robbers who seized $AUD600,000 cash in a daring daylight heist at the country’s international
Guam takes drug fight to post office
AN anti-drug trafficking initiative led by the United States Postal Inspection Service on Guam has netted more than 350kg of controlled substances.
PNG ballot box damage, 11 arrested
ELEVEN people have been arrested for allegedly destroying a ballot box and assaulting a Papua New Guinea police officer during the Aitape-Lumi by-elections last
Fiji Police seize suspected meth
POLICE have seized 26 bags of suspected methamphetamines hidden in old batteries in a factory outside the
Pacific police bands display talent
MORE than 100 Pacific musicians gathered in Port Moresby this week in a celebration of music and
Voters destroy bridges in PNG
POLICE and military reinforcements have been deployed after election violence in Enga Province, Papua New
Tongan Parliament rejects Police Minister’s bid to take oath in English
The Tongan Legislative Assembly, during its swearing-in of the new Cabinet ministers last Friday, denied a request by new Police Minister Piveni Piukala to take his oath of office in English rather than the Tongan
Former FBI director slams AFP inaction in Nauru bribery case
A former director of the U.S Federal Bureau of Investigation has criticised the Australian Federal Police over its handling of a bribery
PNG’s Correctional Services mutiny attempt
Papua New Guinea’s Correctional Services was on high alert Monday following an alleged mutiny attempt over the
Opinion: It’s not just police who police
Captured on camera chatting with American diplomat Kurt Campbell in Tonga last month, Anthony Albanese described Pacific leaders’ support for a new Australian-led policing initiative as a big win. “We had a
