A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and U.N. officials have told AFP.

“What we need to be focused on is delivery [and that] Pacific Island partners are engaged from the very beginning – from the outset to any program right through to the final phase of it.” ...

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A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel ...

Bricks of drugs are unloaded during stops in sleepy Pacific island ports, where they are repacked en route to lucrative markets elsewhere. "The information coming our way is that illicit ...

NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga — We are offering the following stories which have been selected by Agence France-Presse''s chief editors for re-publication as some of the best of the week A surge of drugs is ...