Voco point

The festival will coincide with the annual Rosso Cup Mountain Bike Challenge, which is set for May 21^st to 23^rd, 2022.

In a statement, the Lae MP’s office said the Lae Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with the Lae Tourism Bureau, are organising this year’s event, which is set to rival the annual Morobe Show.

Lae Festival will have arts and crafts and business exhibitions at the Forest Research Institute (FRI) and Lae showgrounds, boat racing at Voco Point and bicycle racing at the Lae Botanical Gardens and Raunwara.

China Town police were carrying out footbeat patrols through Geks compound settlement and through to the beach front at Voco Point when they noticed two men acting suspiciously.

Police said they questioned them and upon searching, discovered packs of marijuana.

“They were at Voco Point to sell the drugs to dealers from Salamaua area,” alleged Lae police in a statement.

The men, from Southern Highlands and Simbu, have been detained, charged and court papers are being prepared.