A businessman, 40, was sentenced to eight months’ supervision and 50 hours of community work for possessing one gram of cannabis in Samoa.Mana John Puni, of Vailima and Vaitele-uta, was sentenced by Supreme Court Justice Leiataualesa Daryl Clarke on 13 August 2026.Puni pleaded guilty to one charg...
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By Sulamanaia Manaui Faulalo
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