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flag New Zealand and Samoa strengthened drug enforcement ties, enabling joint operations and real-time data sharing to disrupt transnational trafficking through the Pacific.

flag New Zealand and Samoa have strengthened law enforcement cooperation to combat transnational drug trafficking, signing agreements that allow New Zealand officers to embed within Samoa’s police force and enable real-time information sharing. flag Prime Minister Christopher Luxon described the Pacific as a "superhighway for drugs," with criminal networks using islands as transit points for cocaine and methamphetamine bound for New Zealand and Australia. flag The move follows concerns over increasingly sophisticated trafficking methods and the risk of regional destabilization. flag Luxon is extending the effort to Tonga, where drug-related violence is rising, as part of a broader regional strategy to prevent the Pacific from becoming a permanent conduit for illicit drugs.

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