31 persons arrested at illegal party

The St Andrew North Police Division say they have arrested and charged thirty-one people for breaches of the Disaster Risk Management Act, after shutting down an illegal party that was being held at a car mart along Constant Spring Road on Thursday, April 29.

An additional seven people received summonses to appear in court for the breaches.

Reports are that between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m., a police team was carrying out lockdown operations in the division, when about 8:30 p.m., the team received a call about an illegal party along the mentioned roadway.

On arrival a full party was observed in session with approximately 80 persons, who on seeing the police, proceeded to lock the gate in a bid to escape.

Several party-goers were quickly intercepted and taken into custody before they could escape, while the others managed to escape over the rear perimeter fence of the premises.

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