Seizure6 August 2025verifiedCET-PC58N2

Kokopo police find 40 kg of marijuana with police and army uniforms

Police in Kokopo, East New Britain, seized 40 kg of marijuana in three green bags that also held Papua New Guinea Defence Force and police uniforms. The bags were found in the bush at Bitapabeke and Ulagunan after a group of young people fled; no one was arrested at the time. Police said the suspects' identities were known and appealed for them to surrender.

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea

Police in Kokopo, East New Britain, seized 40 kg of marijuana in three green bags that also held Papua New Guinea Defence Force and police uniforms. The bags were found in the bush at Bitapabeke and Ulagunan after a group of young people fled; no one was arrested at the time. Police said the suspects’ identities were known and appealed for them to surrender.^[1]

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Police seize 40kg of marijuana (6 August 2025). The National. Kokopo; 40 kg; three bags; PNGDF and police uniforms; suspects fled.

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Location accuracy: country only. The sources name no closer place; the dot marks the middle of Papua New Guinea.-6.47, 145.20

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