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Tongan Police charge soldier with possession of illicit drugs

Police were acting on a request from His Majesty’s Armed Forces to conduct a search of the Taliai Military Camp.

“The Drug Enforcement Taskforce conducted a search of the Compound and found drug utensils which led to the arrest of the on-duty officer at Makeke Quarantine Facility at Vaini,” Police said.

Kaniva News reports Police seized 1.91 grams of cannabis and drug utensils during the arrest on Monday.

The accused has been charged with possession of illicit drugs and utensils.

Trump was insensitive in call to widow - soldier's mother

Representative Frederica Wilson said he had told Myeshia Johnson: "He knew what he was signing up for, but I guess it hurts anyway."

Mr Trump said Ms Wilson's account was "totally fabricated".

Sgt La David Johnson was killed in Niger by Islamist militants this month.

He was one four US special service soldiers who died in an ambush.

Mr Trump had already been criticised for not contacting the families of the dead servicemen right after the fatal ambush on 4 October.