Police arrest 159 in Operation Vi [1]
Thursday, December 29, 2016 - 19:13. Updated on Thursday, December 29, 2016 - 19:23.
During "Operation Vi", an annual operation to ensure public safety, Police have registered 550 crimes and arrested 159 people. 71% of the crimes were traffic violations.
Acting Commissioner Viliami Unga Fa'aoa said today, “Criminal behaviour won't be tolerated and Police will be holding people to account for their behaviour. This is an operation to prevent crime and protect the public.”
Operation Vi has resulted major busts. On December 23 Police seized 2,794 cans and bottles of liquor illegally sold without a licence in Lapaha. On December 22 Police seized considerable amounts of homebrew, drugs and a firearm at Niutoua.
"We are encouraging members of the public to contact us if they are concerned about the behaviour of people in their communities.
“If someone's behaving suspiciously, being disorderly and drinking alcohol when they are clearly underage, we want to hear about it,” he said.