Chief Constable Gary Roberts has confirmed there were 16 people arrested in the last 24-hours.
Posting via social media, the Chief Constable said most offences were related to drug supply, money laundering, drug possession, assaults and drunkenness.
He added: "By my calculation, not surprisingly, all bar two are local."
The last 24hrs have been our busiest of #TT2022 so far and 16 people have been arrested in the last 12 hours. Most offences involved drug supply, money laundering, drug possession, assaults & drunkenness. By my calculation, not surprisingly, all bar two are local.
— Gary Roberts (@GaryRobertsIOM) June 3, 2022
Sargent Andy Reed spoke to 3FM News about the arrests:
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