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All curfew related arrests made last night linked to alcohol

All curfew related arrests made last night linked to alcohol

By Shanil Singh
08/06/2020
[Image: Fiji Police Force]

All nine arrests made for curfew breaches last night were alcohol related.

Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says there was only one case in the Southern Division where a lecturer was allegedly found drunk and walking around the Muanikoso Housing area during curfew hours.

Qiliho says in the Northern Division, two men were arrested by officers based at the Taveuni Police Station while the third arrest was made in Labasa where a 36-year old man was found drunk at the Lajonia Bus stop.

The five cases recorded in the Western Division included three arrests in Sigatoka whereby a woman and two men were found drunk near the Melrose Bridge.

Qiliho says the other two arrests were made in Nadi and Lautoka.

The Western Division recorded five cases, the Northern Division recorded three cases while the Southern Division recorded one case.

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