New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, has signalled stronger cooperation with Pacific nations to stem the flow of drugs in the region as he visits Samoa and Tonga.
The South Pacific is the principal transit route for trafficking drugs and chemical precursors from Asia and South America to Australia and New Zealand, where consumers pay some of the highest street prices in the world.
When FBI Director Kash Patel opened a new outpost in Wellington in July last year, he made it clear transnational organised crime was an area of focus.
Before leaving New Zealand, Luxon told reporters that smugglers had even resorted to using submarines to bring illicit drugs into the region….
New Zealand and Pacific Nations Vow to Combat Flow of Drugs Through South Pacific
