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NCDC to clamp down on illegal markets

The spot fines will come into effect next month.

In an announcement this week, the NCDC said all vendors, hawkers and sellers using public areas to make business should start returning to proper designated markets to conduct their vending.

City manager Leslie Alu said NCDC reserve police, with assistance from the Royal PNG Constabulary, will purposefully remove all illegal and unwanted vending and make sure all vendors return to city markets.

The enforcement is part of the ‘Operesen Klinim Mosbi’ (Operation clean Moresby), which was launched in July.

Gordon market becomes a fighting zone

The area had been deserted as fighting erupted between youths residing around the vicinity of the area against mostly Highlands’ vendors.

Police are currently trying to bring back peace between the stone and bottling throwing disputing parties.

More updates to come……

Intoxicated man allegedly starts fight with vendors

Police said the 23-year-old Kerema man, from Gulf Province, was under the heavy influence of homebrew at the time of the incident, at around 11am.

A police unit en route from Badili to Boroko intercepted him after vendors at the car wash area alerted them.

Police said the man also had in his possession 1kg of marijuana at the time of his detainment.

In another incident, a woman was arrested for assaulting her cousin sister after a heated family argument this morning.