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Firecracker makers arrested in Semarang
Police have arrested two mercon (firecracker) makers in a house in Rowosari Krasak, Tembalang, Semarang and confiscated diverse materials used to make the explosives
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olice have arrested two mercon (firecracker) makers in a house in Rowosari Krasak, Tembalang, Semarang and confiscated diverse materials used to make the explosives.
Semarang Police chief Sr. Comr. Djihartono said on Thursday that police seized the materials, such as 30 kilograms of explosive powder, 12 kilograms of potassium and 12 kilograms of sulfur from the suspects, identified as Munazir, 49, and Asromi, 24.
'The suspects have made mercon for two years. Their activities increased during Ramadhan,' Djihartono said, as quoted by Antara news agency.
He said the suspects would be charged under the 1951 Emergency Law, which carried a maximum sentence of 18 years in jail.
