BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: A 50-year-old Bruneian man was fined BND7,536 by the Bandar Seri Begawan Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (Nov 4) for possessing firecrackers without a valid permit.
Mohammad Mahdi Khairuddin Simran pleaded guilty to one charge under Section 146(1)(d) of the Excise Order 2006 before Magistrate Malai Sharifah Nur Baqiyyah Malai Shahran.
The offence took place on April 26, 2021, at about 10.10am, when Royal Customs and Excise Department (RCED) enforcement officers from Bandar Seri Begawan conducted an operation at a house in the National Housing area of Tanah Jambu.
During the operation, officers seized 96 boxes and 78 packets of various types of firecrackers.
The court imposed a fine of BND7,536, with a seven-month jail term in default of payment.
The case was prosecuted by an RCED prosecuting officer. The seized firecrackers were ordered forfeited to the Government for disposal. - Borneo Bulletin/ANN
