The popular Gerehu 2 4 market was cleared this morning after a fight broke out during the early hours of today.
A Mount Hagen man is nursing stab wounds after two.Goroka men fought with him over money that he owed them.
The two.men are now detained at the Gerehu station as police prepare charges for the two. Meantime a youth was also arrested in relation to the fight after he was caught by police while carrying a homemade pistol.
The young man, aged 18 and also from Mt Hagen, was also taken to the station for questioning.
The area is quiet with just a few market people slowly returning. The area is a popular black market for buai (betelnut) and smokes.