Crimes linked to alcohol up
Gabriel Fito; 22/7/08
At least three school children are dead and one woman was raped as alcohol-related crimes continue to increase in East Sepik province. Provincial police commander Kaiglo Ambane said alcohol-related crimes were on the rise because beer was now being sold everywhere by people who were taking advantage of the non-existence of a provincial liquor board. Mr Ambane said the provincial liquor board was the legal body put in place to monitor and control the issue of licences but in its absence, police could do very little. He said police lacked resources and would need the support of all elected national and local level government leaders, churches, NGOs and community leaders to tackle the escalating problem.