KANGAR: Police confiscated various types of fireworks worth about RM10,000 and arrested a stall keeper believed to be in possession of the goods without a permit during a raid at a stall in front of a hall next to a temple at Jalan Bukit Lagi here on Tuesday (Jan 30).
Kangar district police chief ACP Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said the seizure and arrest of the 33-year-old man was carried out by a police team who acted on the assignment of Op Limau/Kontraban at 10pm.
"Police conducted a thorough inspection on the table and around the stall, and various firecrackers and fireworks believed to be in possession without a permit were found.
"Later, officers arrested the man and confiscated all the case items for further action on suspicion of committing an offence under the Explosives Act 1957," he said in a statement Tuesday.
Yusharifuddin said the man was released on police bail after recording his statement, and the case was being investigated under Section 8 of the Explosives Act 1957. – Bernama
