Latrell, Wighton investigated after arrest

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NRL superstars Latrell Mitchell and Jack Wighton are being investigated aft they were arrested successful Canberra connected Saturday.

Both South Sydney and the Raiders confirmed successful statements the brace are being probed by the NRL integrity unit.

Wighton and Mitchell were arrested connected Saturday portion celebrating Wighton's 30th birthday.

ACT Police confirmed the arrests successful a connection to the Sydney Morning Herald. The brace were detained overnight.

They were called to "reports of a disturbance" adjacent a nightclub.

"Two men - a 30-year-old from Bywong, NSW and a 25-year-old antheral from Chifley, NSW - were arrested astatine the scene," constabulary said.

"The 30-year-old has been charged with combat successful a nationalist spot and neglect to comply with an exclusion direction, portion the 25-year-old has been charged with combat successful a nationalist place, affray, and defy territory nationalist official. They are expected to look the ACT Magistrates Court astatine a aboriginal date."

Both Mitchell and Wighton are acceptable to correspond the Indigenous All Stars successful adjacent week's showpiece pre-season game.

The squad was assembling successful Sydney connected Sunday successful mentation to alert to New Zealand.

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