“ What the associate finance minister New Zealand , said about Tonga is true except for the part about Tonga being a failed state , well ! just not yet anyway.I'm wondering how the Tongan government will utilize $700 million to counter drug shipments finding it's way to overseas destination via Tonga according to the minister . So ! now with this huge amount of money to play with , whats the strategy? Poor people are being targeted by drug syndicate for their vulnerability, give . TP$1000 to a local fisherman to paddle a canoe carrying a box containing drugs with a street value of Millions of dollars , from a yacht to a remote island is a temptation too great to resist, and it's not even a days work. The problem facing island nation is the vastness of the area , where drug runners could cache their cargo ready for it's final destination.Policing this vast area, presents a dilemma for all concerned .That's for the government to solve .Until government start's weeding out the chaff from among it's own rank , all the AID'S assistance in the world will not change a thing.Tonga ! let's show the world we are still "the master of our fate" . Their should be some kind of incentive given worker's so as not to be easily persuaded to look the other way. It's easy to criticize, but it's about all one could do to remind those in power that all is not well in paradise . Tonga has an Army, Navy, Police and with aid money to combat illegal drug trafficking , should be able to put up a good show. Time will tell . God bless Tonga . ”