1.2 million firecrackers seized in Cirebon

1.2 million firecrackers seized in Cirebon

CIREBON, West Java: The police have arrested two people for
attempting to transport 1.2 million firecrackers to Central and
East Java.

Suparman and Suwanto, both residents of Loh Bener in
Indramayu, were arrested on Tuesday while transporting the
firecrackers from their cottage industry in their home village to
Central and East Java.

Cirebon Police chief of detectives Darmawan said the
firecrackers were in 60 sacks and worth about Rp 100 million.

"The two suspects are undergoing intensive investigation to
find further information on the firecracker cottage industry in
Indramayu," he said. Firecrackers are banned but are widely used
during Ramadhan. --JP