Police confiscate 25 kg of gunpowder

Fri, 16 Jan 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

DEMAK, Central Java: Police confiscated 25 kilograms of
gunpowder for the making of firecrackers in a raid Wednesday in
Botosengon village, Dempet district, Demak regency.

Demak police chief Lt. Col. Arifudin Kamisi confirmed that
eight people are now under investigation. He told The Jakarta
Post that they could be charged under criminal law.

Central Java Police Chief Maj. Gen. Noegroho Djajoesman said
the police would maintain the operation against firecracker
producers. He identified some regencies -- Demak, Jepara, Kendal,
Surakarta, Semarang, Pekalongan and Tegal -- as regions that
often manufacture and sell firecrackers in violation of the law.
(har/09)

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