Breach of COVID-19 restrictions

Ninety-nine people were arrested for breach of health and curfew restrictions with social gathering again topping the list with sixty arrests.

Nineteen people were arrested for failing to wear a mask in public place within a containment zone, nineteen arrests recorded for breach of curfew and one for breach of Ministry of Health Capacity on Public Service Vehicles.

The Southern Division recorded fifty-five cases, Western twenty-five, Central eighteen and the Northern Division one.

Of the ninety-nine arrests, six included juveniles.

In the Central Division all eighteen arrests were for failure to wear mask in a public place.

A team of officers were deployed throughout the day and made the arrests as Police step up on the enforcement of the mandatory wearing of masks in a public place within a containment or lockdown zone.

Of the fifty-five cases recorded in the Southern Division, forty-one people were arrested for social gathering as they were involved in drinking parties in Colo-i-Suva, Newtown,Cunningham, Kubukawa and Makoi.

Of the twenty-five cases recorded in the Western Division twenty-four were linked to alcohol as the persons arrested were either in a drinking party breaching social gathering restrictions or found drunk in public places during curfew hours.

The arrests were made in Nakorokula, Vaukoula, Tomuka Place, Kadavu Street, Namoli Industrial Area all in Lautoka, in Ba Clopcott Road and Yalalevu, and Olosara Sigatoka.

In the Northern Division the lone arrest involved a farmer who was found walking along Tacilevu Road during curfew hours returning from a kava session.

Rusiate Tudravu

ACTING COMMISSIONER OF POLICE