Man, 39, arrested after 127g of cannabis found at Hauloto home
Police arrested a 39-year-old man when they searched a home at Hauloto, near Liahona in Tongatapu, and seized 37 cannabis packets weighing about 127.75 grams plus cannabis branches. He was charged with possession of the illicit drug and was awaiting trial, Tonga Police said a week later.
Police seized thirty-seven cannabis packets and cannabis branches from a home at
Hauloto, near Liahona in Tongatapu, on October 17, 2018.[1]A 39-year-old man
was arrested during the police search, Acting Chief Superintendent Tevita Vailea
said a week later.[2]
Officers seized the cannabis packets, which weighed around 127.75 grams, in
addition to the cannabis branches.[2]The man was charged with possession of
the illicit drug and was awaiting trial.[2]
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The 127.75 grams covers the 37 packets only; no weight was given for the cannabis branches, so the figure understates the total cannabis taken.
The article does not say whether the arrest and search took place on the same day, only that the man was arrested during the search reported on 17 October.
The man was not named and no plea, appearance date, verdict or sentence was reported.
No second outlet's account of this search was found; the only source is Matangi Tonga's police-sourced report.
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