Criminal networks are embedding themselves across the Pacific region, including in Samoa, taking advantage of weak border systems and, in some cases, corruption.The first alarm was raised in 2023 when the Samoa Police stated that they had received information that gangs from Australia and New Zea...
By Shalveen Chand
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20 May 2026, 8:30PM
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It is no longer a theory. It is a reality that Pacific nations, including Samoa, are facing. Criminal networks are embedding…
The case of the two Samoans arrested and charged with murder in Vietnam shows how deeply entrenched organised networks are in…
The recent events involving two Samoan nationals arrested in Vietnam for the killing of an Australian gang leader call for a…
Samoa and the Pacific islands' people are being used as foot soldiers by large crime syndicates, and the lure is money, according…
Communities across Samoa are raising concerns over growing exposure to drugs among young people, with parents, youth leaders and…
It comes as two Samoan men have confessed on Vietnamese television to their involvement in what appears to be a gang-related…
