Five American Samoan police officers have been charged over the removal of drugs, weapons and money from the Department of Public Safety's evidence room.
A taxi driver related to one of the officers has also been charged with possession of a firearm that he allegedly received from one of the officers.
Altogether 49 charges were filed of which 43 were against officer Jerry Sauni.
The charges include embezzlement, tampering with or fabricating physical evidence, possession of a prohibited weapon, unlawful possession of ammunition , tampering with a public record, and receiving stolen property.
Although the investigation was triggered by evidence missing in the case of drug defendant Punaloa David Atofau, the criminal complaint lists that cash, weapons and drugs, that police seized from other cases, also went missing.
After a first court appearance, Mr Sauni has had bail set at 100,000 US dollars and at 15,000 dollars for the others.
