Alcohol and grog consumption continues to be linked to breach of curfew and health restrictions arrests.
A total of 54 cases were recorded over the last 24-hours.
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says the Southern Division recorded 17 cases whereby 7 Vanuatu nationals were arrested for drinking alcohol in Raiwai, 4 men were also arrested in Serua for a similar case while 2 men in their 30’s were both found drunk at Caubati.
He says 3 cases of home-brew consumption were recorded in Makoi while a 29-year-old man was found drunk at the Lagilagi Housing roadside.
Tudravu says of the 31 cases recorded in the Western Division, 11 people were arrested for being intoxicated, 12 were arrested for loitering during curfew hours, 7 were found drinking grog while a 61-year-old man was found driving a taxi without a Pass during curfew hours.
3 cases recorded in the Northern Division involved 2 men aged 18 and a 37-year-old man for drinking liquor at Solove in Labsa.
The Eastern Division recorded 3 cases whereby 2 men were found drunk in Rewa while a 37-year-old farmer of Natogadravu was arrested for liquor consumption.
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