Solomons police officers with confiscated kwaso and marijuana. Photo: RSIPF Media Unit
Police in Solomon Islands arrested 14 people over the Christmas period for alcohol related offences.
Eleven were arrested in Gizo at two separate locations following raids in Rarumana and Retava villages in Western Province.
Four suspects from Rarumana are due to appear in the Gizo Magistrates Court on January 15, charged with the illegal sale of beer.
Seven suspects from Retava have a court date on January 22 in Gizo where they face charges of brewing illegal alochol.
Meanwhile, three teenagers were arrested for illegally brewing homebrew on Ugi Island on December 29.
The three have have been bailed to appear before Kirakira Magistrates Court later this month.
The arrests came as police in Honiara confiscated marijuana and home brewed alcohol known as Kwaso on new year's eve with an estimated street value of $US700.
