Over 100 arrested for selling fireworks illegally, say cops


PETALING JAYA: Over 100 people have been arrested by the police in operations in March and April in a crackdown against the illegal sale of fireworks.

Police secretary Deputy Comm Datuk Norsiah Mohd Saaduddin said in a statement on Sunday (April 16) that the police have detained 120 people for illegally selling fireworks in the period from March 28 to April 9.

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