Samoan PM Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt
Samoa's Prime Minister Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt claims the country's youth are being "used" by international drug rings who are luring them with hefty pay checks.
This is the first time the Prime Minister has spoken out following shocking revelations ten days ago that two alleged hitmen from Apia murdered a Sydney gang boss in Vietnam.
Laauli, who is also the Police Minister, said at a recent police academy graduation that the high profile international case had damaged Samoa's reputation, according to the Samoa Observer.
Joseph Vaa, 27, has confessed on Vietnamese television to gunning down suspected "Coconut Cartel" leader Lorenzo Lemalu Tovia in Ho Chi Minh City on 21 May.
