Two men are in custody at Tukavesi Police Station for allegedly assaulting a police officer who was attending to a report of causing nuisance.
Police say the two are aged 35 and 41 years.
The alleged incident occurred at Kanakana Village yesterday when a report was received at the Tukavesi Police Station of some men who were allegedly drunk and causing trouble.
Police say the two officers were sent to the village where 5 men were drinking and were warned that they were causing nuisance in the village and were going to be taken to the station for questioning.
While being escorted to the vehicle, the two men allegedly assaulted one of the officers while the remaining three men fled.
Police say the two officers managed to overpower the two suspects and they were taken to the station whereby parcels of dried leaves believed to be marijuana was found on the 41-year-old suspect.
Police managed to arrest the remaining three aged 36, 32 and 18 years when they returned to the village.
