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Police have arrested a number of people in the Northern Division after they were allegedly found with marijuana. Close to 1500 plants believed to be marijuana was uprooted by a joint team of officers from the Tukav
A 23-year-old man from Waiyavi, Lautoka who was arrested for breaching curfew hours faces an additional charge of serious assault after he allegedly attacked a Police officer with an empty bottle. The incident happ
A 28-year-old man originally from Taveuni is still in custody after a search conducted at his partner's home in Valelevu on Thursday. The joint raid conducted by officers from Valelevu and Nasinu resulted in the al
47 arrests were made last night for curfew breaches. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says 5 men were arrested in the Northern Division for failure to comply with orders and also face additional charges for alle
A 28 year old man originally from Taveuni was arrested after a search conducted at his partner's home in Valelevu yesterday. The joint raid conducted by officers from Valelevu and Nasinu resulted in the alleged dis
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho is reiterating the call to people to plan their activities well in advance to avoid getting caught moving around during the curfew hours from 10 pm to 5 am, as they will be arrested.
A 45-year-old man who allegedly struck his wife and daughter with a cane knife in their home in Kuku, Nausori has been remanded in custody by the Nausori Magistrates Court. The man is charged with act with intent t
Fourteen arrests were made last night for breach of the nationwide curfew hours. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says one case in particular involved a 52 year old heavy goods truck driver who was arrested in K
Two women who were arrested for an initial report of causing trouble are also being investigated for allegedly assaulting a female officer at the Wainibokasi Police Post. A team of officers from the Eastern Divisio
Police say there are elements indicating alcohol was involved in the fatal road accident along the Nadali Bypass Road in Nausori that claimed the life of man from Naila Village in Tailevu. The man allegedly lost co
A 39-year-old man has been arrested at his home in Navakai in Nadi after the Namaka Operations team found white substances believed to be methamphetamine. Two arrests have also been made in Davuilevu Housing in the
Four juveniles were arrested in the Southern Division in the last 24 hours for breach of curfew. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says of the 18 arrests made, four were juveniles aged 16 and 17 years old. H
The 45-year-old man who allegedly struck his wife and his daughter with a cane knife yesterday morning in Kuku, Bau Road in Nausori is being questioned at the Nausori Police Station. The woman and her 14-year-old d
The woman and her 14-year-old daughter who sustained serious injuries in a knifing incident in Kuku, Bau Road in Nausori this morning have been transferred to the CWM Hospital. It is alleged that the woman’s 45 y
Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says following further consultation and clarification on the sports that will be permitted, non-contact sports namely Badminton, Squash and Bowling will now be permitted. Q
A 45-year-old man is in police custody after he allegedly struck his wife and 14-year-old daughter with a cane knife in Kuku, Bau Road in Nausori this morning. Police say the circumstances surrounding the alleged inc
12 arrests were made in the last 24 hours for breach of curfew. Police Commissioner Sitiveni Qiliho says the Western Division recorded four cases while South recorded eight cases. He says there were no cases r
A 6-year-old girl who fell down a slope while playing with friends in Lololo in Lautoka last Friday has passed away at the Lautoka Hospital. A police investigation is underway in the case. The girl was playing
Police are getting legal advice before taking further action in the case where 13 people were allegedly found conducting a church service in Veiraisi near Nadawa in Nasinu yesterday at a place of worship. Social ga
A 33-year old man who allegedly cultivated 58.5 grams of marijuana plants at his home in Wailekutu, Lami has been granted bail by the Suva Magistrates Court. Taniela Ratu has been charged with 1 count of illegal cu
