AGGRAVATED ROBBERY SUSPECTS ARRESTED

21st April

A 39-year-old caretaker of  Lautoka has been arrested following his alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery case last week.

The suspect is alleged to have robbed items including gadgets, jewellery, liquor food and cash including the victim's vehicle estimated to be worth more than $178,000 from a businessman at Naikabula in Lautoka.

The vehicle was later found abandoned along the Tavakubu back road.

He was arrested by the Western Division Task Force and CID team following information received from members of the public.

Meanwhile, four others alleged to be linked to the same case were also taken in for questioning after they were arrested in the Western and Southern Divisions following a joint operation.

Two of the suspects were arrested in Lautoka yesterday while the other two were arrested this morning at Delainavesi.

All five are in police custody as investigations continue.