20th August, 2019 The Police Drugs Enforcement Taskforce arrested 26 Chinese Nationals for playing games for money or other stakes on Sunday 18 of August 2019, and seized cash of more than $89,000 thousand pa’anga and other foreign currencies in an ongoing police operation.
The 26 arrested includes 17 men and 9 women between the ages of 23-year-old to 65-year-old.
The arrests were made at a building at Tofoa that belongs to a 48-year-old Chinese National, where the Games of mere chance was held.
Police also seized 5 pistol airguns and illegal cigarettes.
All suspects are in police custody while investigation continues.
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