Depok police seize 5,000 illegal fireworks
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Tue, 10/04/2011 4:24 PM
Depok Police say that they have seized more than 5,000 illegal fireworks from two sellers at Tajur Halang and Bojong Gede areas in Depok.
“One of the arrested men has now been sentenced to five years in prison,” Depok Police head Sr. Comm. Mulyadi Kaharni said Tuesday as quoted by Tempointeraktif.com.
He said that police had also managed to confiscate raw materials including five kilograms of potassium, a kilogram of sulfur and a set of tools for producing fireworks.
He added that the police had also seized two firearms of the Madsen and Doorlock type and also six replica FN, revolver and AK 47 “air soft” guns.
He said that the confiscation had been part of the Sendak Jaya operation targeting illegal firearms and explosives. The operation lasts from Sept.23 to Oct.2 as part of precautions before the gubernatorial election, SEA Games and a football match between Indonesia and Qatar.
