Police in Solomon Islands say they have arrested one suspect in relation to a bank robbery last week in Malaita.
Three masked men armed with semi-automatic weapons walked into the Bank South Pacific branch in Auki on Black Friday morning and made off with over 30 thousand US dollars in cash.
Solomons Police Chief Frank Prendergast, (foreground). Photo: RNZI Koroi Hawkins
The commissioner of police Frank Prendergast says a large contingent of police is still searching for the three people they believe carried out the robbery.
"We have one person in custody in relation to the robbery and a range of active lines of enquiry and we have been very grateful for the co-operation from the community and everyone recognises we don't want these types of incidents occurring in our communities and I have been very heartened by the level of support that we have received."
