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Felix Chaudhary
Police officers at the checkpoint in Lami. Picture: FT FILE
Forty-four cases were arrested in the last 24-hours for failing to comply with curfew orders as well as breaching COVID-19 restrictions.
Acting Police Commissioner Rusiate Tudravu says of the 44, 18 were arrested for failing to comply with curfew orders while 26 found to have breached the COVID-19 restrictions that have been enforced.
He said the Southern Division recorded 23 cases, with 22 in relation to COVID-19 restrictions while a 26-year-old man of Samabula was found drunk in the Namadi Heights area within curfew hours.
Mr Tudravu said eight people were arrested in the Eastern Division for failing to comply with curfew orders while the Northern Division recorded five cases – where all were found drunk at Nadawa Street in Labasa, Wailevu area, and Wairiki in Taveuni during curfew hours.
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Policemen at a checkpoint during curfew hours. Picture: SUPPLIED
Police arrested 27 people over the last 48-hours for breach of curfew restrictions.
Acting Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu said from Wednesday 11pm to 4am yesterday, eight cases were recorded including five in the Northern Division, two in the Western as well as a lone case in the Central Division.
“Four men were arrested in the North as they were found loitering along Madhavan Street in Labasa while a 45-year old man was found drunk and loitering in the Nasekula area,” A/CP Tudravu said.
“The Western Division recorded two cases whereby a 23 -year-old man was found loitering along the bus stand area while a 32-year old man was arrested when he was on his way to buy alcohol,” he said.
Dec 12, 2020 04:46:54 PM A total of twenty seven arrests were made in the last 48 hours for curfew breaches. And majority of the cases again were for loitering and being drunk in public places. From Wednesday 11pm to 4am yesterday, eight cases were recorded including five in the Northern Division, two in the Western and a lone case in the Central Division. Four men were arrested in the North as they were found loitering along Madhavan Street in Labasa while a 45-year-old man was found drunk and loitering in Nasekula. The Western Division recorded two cases whereby a 23-year-old man was found loitering along the bus stand area in Nadi while a 32-year-old man was arrested when he was on his way to buy alcohol.