Reporting restrictions placed on cocaine cases in Vava'u

A Supreme Court judge in Tonga has placed a reporting restriction order on the cocaine cases in Vava'u.

There are 30 cases of defendants charged in relation to the seizure of the illicit drugs, some of which washed up on Vava'u beaches.

Justice Nicholas Cooper in a written 'Record of Call Over' said no detail concerning these cases is be reported at all.

He also made directions in regards to the progress of the cases.