The Honourable Minister of the Ministry of Health, Vaaaoao Salumalo Alofipo, says he will allow police raids to be carried out at any hospital if a patient, doctor, or anyone else is suspected of possessing illegal drugs.

“We should not just sit back. We must protect the safety of our families and children.

If anyone is suspected, I will not stop the work of the Ministry of Police at the hospital, so that no one can avoid it or get away with illegal drugs.”

In the second week of this month, a disagreement was reported between the management of the hospital at Motootua and police officers who went there to try to carry out their raid.

The Minister also said this priority will not be abandoned. This includes stopping the practice of avoiding action or hiding those involved in these kinds of offences.

Vaaaoao believes government workers should take the lead in reporting these matters to the police, so that a problem does not arise in the future that becomes even more serious.

This week, the Deputy Police Commissioner, Leiataua Samuelu Afamasaga, appealed to the public to support the work being carried out by his office to gather information about places where people are found using ice and marijuana.

From 12 January to 27 January 2026, police recorded that more than thirty people were arrested during raids that were carried out.

O le a faataga e le afioga i le Minisita o le Matagaluega o le Soifua Maloloina ia Vaaaoao Salumalo Alofipo osofaiga a leoleo e faatino i soo se maota gasegase, pe a fai e masalomia ai se gasegase, fomai poo ai lava, ua umia fualaau faasaina.

“E le tatau ona tatou nofonofo. Ae ua tatau ona tatou puipui i le saogalemu o nai o tatou aiga ma fanau.

Afai e iai se isi e masalomia, ou te le taofia le faatino o galuega ia a le Matagaluea o Leoleo i le falemai, ina ia aua nei iai se isi e alo pe sao mai ai i fualaau faasaina.”

O le vaiaso lona lua o le masina lenei, na lipotia ai le feteenai i le va o le Pulega o le Maota Gasegase i Motootua ma Malu o le Malo na agai atu e taumafai e faatino le latou osofaiga.

Na taua foi e le Minisita, e le tuua lava le faamuamua. E le gata i lea, o le alo ese mai i le faalafiina o i latou ua aafia i nei ituaiga o soligatulafono.

E finagalo Vaaaoao e tatau ona tausolomua tagata faigaluega a le Malo i le lipotia o mataupu nei i leoleo, ina ia aua nei tulai mai ai se faaletonu e sili atu le ogaoga i le lumanai.

O le vaiaso nei na tatalo mai ai le Sui Komesina o Leoleo ia Leiataua Samuelu Afamasaga, i le atunuu ina ia lagolago atu i le galuega faatino a le latou ofisa oloo faatino, e tau aoao faamatalaga i nofoaga ua maua ai oloo iai i latou e tagofia le aisa ma le mariuana.

Mai le aso 12 agai i le aso 27 o le masina o Ianuari 2026, na faamauina ai e leoleo le silia ma le tolusefulu le numera o tagata na pueina mai i osofaiga sa faatino.