The recent events involving two Samoan nationals arrested in Vietnam for the killing of an Australian gang leader call for a reality check. It is a wake-up call for the Samoa Police and Transnational Crime Unit.When the whole world was labelling Joseph Vaa and Steve Tofa as Australians, this news...
By The Editorial Board
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26 May 2026, 9:00PM
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Questions are still arising after two Samoans were caught and paraded in chains by the Vietnamese police. The two men have…
Two Samoan nationals suspected of being involved in a shooting targeting a group of Australian nationals were arrested by police…
Two Samoans have become the subject of an international manhunt after the assassination of a suspected Australian gang member in…
Samoan national Joseph Vaa has confessed to shooting and killing suspected Coconut Cartel leader Lorenzo Lemalu in a video posted…
