8 Feb 2003

Drugs bust in American Samoa

11:57 am on 8 February 2003

Police in American Samoa have taken a Samoan man into custody after finding nearly 2 kilogrammes of marijuana on him.

The drugs were found taped to his body when he was searched at the airport in Pago Pago.

The man has not been named and has not been charged yet.

But an incident report says he is from the Samoan village of Fale'ula.