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flag Pacific Island nations face rising drug transit risks, threatening stability and public health.

flag Pacific Island nations including Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and Rarotonga face escalating risks of becoming narco-states as they increasingly serve as transit routes for drugs bound for New Zealand and Australia, according to New Zealand’s top crime advisor. flag Rising methamphetamine use and the detection of fentanyl in wastewater samples from Fiji and the Solomon Islands signal a growing public health and security threat. flag Experts warn organized crime could exploit economic vulnerabilities and weak institutions, worsened by deportations of offenders from New Zealand and Australia without support. flag The advisory group urges New Zealand to lead regional cooperation, provide funding, and act decisively to prevent a crisis, citing both moral responsibility and national security interests.

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