# Cannabis busts, maritime drills

- Place: Nukuʻalofa, Tonga (-21.1789, -175.1982)
- Published: 2026-11-02T01:03:18.507Z · expires 2026-11-09T01:03:18.507Z
- Floors (The Arena): E6 Organisms, E12 States, E7 Ecosystems, E10 Institutions
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A 50-year-old man was found guilty of possessing cannabis at a Popua home, per matangitonga.to.

The U.S. Coast Guard conducted bilateral maritime law enforcement exercises with Tongan Royal Navy, Bloomberg reports.

Tonga expects at least one severe cyclone this season, according to local media outlet matangitonga.to.

Husband jailed and wife given suspended sentence in a recent cannabis bust, as reported by matangitonga.to.

## Sources

- [Man (50) guilty of possessing cannabis seized in Popua home](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMijwFBVV95cUxNNVAtRE1CaXRfa3k4eEVMVmwyU21qTVJ0b21OeWFJV3FWX2J0NzRpZUhPdEUtOEJlNWt1eUZlcUl4cWJhOGpISC03dzNJZFpSX2lhcGQwSWhDLUNoZ3VjRTJYOUFVcGdlTGhUT3NOWEg3RDFYN1FZS3FRd1BzZVpMaHo1alRGaXYwZ1c3MU50Yw?oc=5) · matangitonga.to · 2026-11-02
- [U.S. Coast Guard conducts bilateral maritime law enforcement alongside Tongan Royal Navy](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0wFBVV95cUxQa2U3bjJsZjg0Qjl5NE1YNkllRlFNeDQ3NEEwNlludFFPbXZTSXVuM0ZwRWptVU8xSFVaX1NhR2pNYU1SRFA1djM2aVpaSkt1cjdjZUVLYm9oLXktcGFTdHhtSEliMVpVeUpSZllmLU54SlF0QlFoYnZwbExvbzRobHhKU0hBdU1CZFduSkdIUUJPOW50eE13M3F4NU5aUl9VRnZzOVZTZXNVSXV1QzdHQklsRDNQbFA5R0prZ2k3dGNnNnJpdnJfQWZULVlJYWxlV2Nz?oc=5) · news.uscg.mil · 2026-10-30
- [Tonga expects at least one severe cyclone this season](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMihwFBVV95cUxQZDlmNjN3d2Eyd0FUTUs0TzdXbDMwVlRBeUlnejdzd241VU1QUFItQnZhZUp3Q1BpQ21LdkxxdW5zd1hQR19hR0JtRjRyZ05ITnVYWmtsVFI5dkd3M0dtdDFIS0FmaFN6R1ZtcFpQTG9Ob0tMNnNTOW1ZYnlKRllRQTA3c2hYdVE?oc=5) · matangitonga.to · 2026-10-30
- [Husband jailed, wife gets suspended sentence in cannabis bust](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxQckJSazROSFZ3dXA4ZHF2cEFLNWE2RjFYRUZyNC1DODZ1Z0FUQXBvdjI0UUxjNTh0VUF4cWlOQS1YTWtqdkY5MC1RbnNFcUozZ2hSbE9PR1ZoRGZvZS1EYVRUb2ZhTEtyTF9PTnRkSlZXNnRrVmlxaWppN2JiNUVyNmZodkFLdkZBb0hPUk9hdUxDWjl2cVdr?oc=5) · matangitonga.to · 2026-10-30
- [Tonga faces prolonged drought conditions](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMigAFBVV95cUxOZ24zdTZ4X0k0MFAxaU85cEk1R1dNMVJGeE13b0k2VWh6cktSNy0zRmhFSGRkRWVpdjBzdV9iTmxKRzdBNzR6Z1BxV1oxblBITHZEdVpldVJWVTRxNFY0ZnRhVnF1QVI5cGdVQ1lKOHZpdmliMExFVUpsTktJcjM0OA?oc=5) · matangitonga.to · 2026-10-30
- [Spike in November petrol prices](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMicEFVX3lxTE8xUHhPaUNuZDVIXy0zZnI4TW1jQXB2Q0Y4MFY3ZDhZM016UUI3U0NqTEp4R2ZJYi04Z2FzOFVILWFRRmVBYjVwLVkwdE56bnpRdVVtNWVQX0JxZFdQM2FoYlAwSVg4VW1pb3R2Yk9xcGE?oc=5) · matangitonga.to · 2026-10-29
- [Man (39) charged with grievous bodily harm](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiekFVX3lxTE82Vk9ONUxweDV6YmVXSzBYdVFzbENFT2Y2a1FJZm9hdEhycVRPaWhNVWFaamhvdFdlRkxzV1FuR3c0enNOOGtQclF2RzU5eFBsM245ZVktd3VEMTNVUlFYMlFQLXVoRnYwUlpROW9DY0hFUGoxdXYtaWln?oc=5) · matangitonga.to · 2026-10-29
- [Youth urged to embrace organic farming as El Niño threatens Tonga’s agriculture](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMirAFBVV95cUxNemJjYnM3UHlRdXRxbHpsYUZTSVJISGVLdGJFU2FkR0pqZlZaUEt5NUhsZE1raWlYVlV0SWVzSlJveHFEem9hSG9hWnpDQWgtSGFRaktUUTlWQUhWcDBUQ2Zvb3V3RkdqaDZORlZOQ2o3QzJTWkFCdTBBdVY5SHdwTFRyd1RKSl9uMzc0cjRDTld2cjRsRVhnOUg5azZkV1lkWkdZbVdqT3RBY0t5?oc=5) · matangitonga.to · 2026-10-27