Police seize fire crackers

Police seize fire crackers

SEMARANG, Central Java: Police have confiscated thousands of fire crackers and arrested dozens of people selling and distributing them over the past few days.

Central Java police spokesman Lt. Col. Bardja said that those arrested for producing, distributing and selling of the fire crackers were released after they had been interrogated.

The fire crackers were imported from other cities, including Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Salatiga, Jepara and Kudus, he said, adding that firecrackers are banned because they are dangerous.

Meanwhile, 60,000 firecrackers and the powder that the police in Kudus had confiscated and stored exploded in the police precinct office, badly damaging four buildings.

Antara reported the explosion caused no injury.(pan)