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Two Tongan men named over alleged roles in drug and money-laundering ring exposed by FBI sting

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Two Tongan men accused of participating in a large-scale methamphetamine supply and money-laundering operation uncovered through an international police sting have been publicly named. Fine Steve Lapuaho and Siaki Lavaki had been granted interim name suppression but abandoned their applications for continued suppression when they appeared in the Auckland District Court. […] The post Two Tongan men named over alleged roles…
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kanivatonga.co.nz broke the news on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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