Three men are in police custody for their alleged involvement in an aggravated robbery at Alison Supermarket in Laucala Beach yesterday morning.

It is alleged that they got away with $23,000.

Police say following the receipt of the report, a team within the Southern Division was formed to pursue the suspects who while armed allegedly threatened the staff and customers, and stole cash and assorted items before fleeing in a vehicle, later found abandoned in Tacirua.

The three men were arrested yesterday afternoon and remain in custody at the Valelevu Police Station as investigations continue.