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Search continues for escapee Baledrokadroka

March 19, 2019 9:07 am

[Source: Fiji Police Force]

Police are still searching for escapee Emosi Baledrokadroka who escaped from police custody at the Lautoka police station.

Taskforces from the Eastern, Western and Southern Divisions continued the search throughout last night and into this morning

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is requested to call Crimestoppers on 919.

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The public must remember that it is an offense to harbor escaped prisoners.

Meanwhile, Issac Mathew James and Joeli Nukunawa who also escaped from police custody were captured yesterday.

Nukunawa was arrested by the Western Division Taskforce at Vitogo, Lautoka while James was also arrested in Lautoka.

The three escaped from the Lautoka Police Station, where they were kept in custody awaiting court for a case of aggravated robbery.

An internal investigation is also underway to establish the circumstances of how the three managed to escape from Police custody.