People have been arrested on suspicion of sexual offences, violence, being drunk on a plane, drug offences and criminal damage
Arrests at Belfast International Airport are up 134% in three years according to police statistics provided following freedom of information requests.
The figures were obtained from the PSNI by investigators for Accident Claims Advice, who say some arrests were even made onboard aircraft.They said the data showed a total of 164 arrests were made between 2021 and March 2024 including theft, being drunk on an aircraft and sexual offences. In the last three years, 68 of these arrests were made, accounting for a staggering 41% of all figures. What’s more, they are increasing year on year with 11 recorded in 2021, 14 in 2022 and a total of 30 logged last year. Three have been made this year so far, as of March 6, 2024.
Police detained 28 people at Belfast Airport in the last three years, 20 of these were detained on a bench warrant - meaning the person allegedly failed to attend court.
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