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Grog consumption tops arrest list

May 20, 2021 4:01 pm

Drinking grog during curfew hours has once again topped the list of arrests, as 17 people were arrested over the last 24-hour for breaching curfew orders and health restrictions.

The Southern Division recorded seven cases of which five were arrested for drinking grog at the Muanivatu settlement in Vatuwaqa.

A 26-year-old man was found crossing the Dokanaisuva roadblock while another man was found loitering along the Caubati area during curfew hours.

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The Eastern Division recorded eight cases including five that were found drinking kava at Namuka village in Nakelo.

A 29-year-old driver was arrested for driving without a pass at the Gusuisavu area in Naitasiri while a 35-year-old man of Kuiva was found intoxicated during curfew hours.

A 15-year-old girl of Vatukalo was found not wearing a mask while traveling in a PSV.

The two cases recorded in the Western Division involved a 45-year-old man who was found walking along Vomo Street in Lautoka and a 26-year-old man was found drunk and loitering in the Lautoka area.

The Central and Eastern Division recorded nil cases.