About 80 officers, using drones, raided six plantations in the Faleatiu hills and destroyed more than 10,000 cannabis plants; 11 people were arrested. Police valued the crop at about ST$10 million at ST$1,000 a plant. The area had been raided in 2015 and 2016, and officers reported guns being pointed at them.[1]
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References
- Samoa Global News — Over $10 million tala worth cannabis in Samoa's biggest drug bust (13 November 2019)Faleatiu; 80 officers; 10,000+ plants; 11 arrests.
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