51 people arrested for breaching social gathering restrictions

51 people arrested for breaching social gathering restrictions

By Naveel Krishant
Sunday 23/05/2021
[Image: Fiji Police Force]

51 people have been arrested in the last 24 hours for breaching social gathering guidelines, 20 people were arrested for breaching curfew while one person was arrested for crossing a containment area.

Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says in the Southern Division 4 people were found intoxicated while another four cases were filed for drinking alcohol in Kalabu.

Tudravu says six people were all found smoking in Omkar, Narere.

A juvenile with three others were arrested for breaching curfew orders.

Tudravu says two people were found loitering in Nasinu, four cases of loitering and social gathering to drink alcohol were recorded in Kinoya while another four cases of being intoxicated were recorded at Valelevu.

Two cases of loitering were recorded in Nabua, five others were arrested at the Raiwaqa area for loitering during curfew hours while four cases of social gathering to drink grog were recorded in Nabua.

Tudravu says a 34-year old man was found to have crossed the Barara border from Lautoka to Sabeto in Nadi.

Two men in their 30’s were found drunk and loitering in Ba while seven other cases of breaching social gathering restriction to drink grog were recorded at Nayawa Village, Sigatoka.

The Eastern Division recorded eight cases of which five people were arrested for being intoxicated, two men were found drinking home-brew at Dravo Village in Tailevu while a 36-year-old taxi driver was arrested for driving without a pass.

Nine cases were recorded in the Northern Division whereby four men including a juvenile were found drunk in Savusavu Town while five other cases of being intoxicated were filed in Lekutu Bua.

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