Senior Constable Perry Kageni

3 years each for drug possession

The three were identified as Andrew Onne, Maia Dipo and Paul Kowai all from Tapini in the Goilala District, Central Province.

Senior Constable Perry Kageni of the Special Services Division (SSD) said Magistrate Maristella Painap presided the case at the Boroko District Court on 12th November and sentenced the men.

Senior Constable Kageni said the three men were arrested and charged for being in possession of 24.5kg drug bags at the Nine-Mile Plaza outside Port Moresby.

Mobile squad confiscates marijuana bags, apprehends suspects

Senior Constable Perry Kageni of the Special Services Division (SSD) said the suspects were seen in possession of 24.5 kilograms of the illicit drug marijuana in a suspected taxi at 7.45am on Monday at the Nine-Mile Plaza outside Port Moresby.

“The drugs in various size bags were confiscated after police officers got a tip-off from an informant who saw the movement of the suspects as suspicious,” Constable Kageni said, adding that this was confirmed when the police officers checked the cab.