Valenzuela trader arrested for selling illegal firecrackers
Police arrested a businessman and seized some P10,000 worth of imported firecrackers during an operation against prohibited pyrotechnics in
Superintendent Reynaldo Orante, Northern Police District-District Police Intelligence Unit (NPD-DPIU) chief, said Rogaciano Santos, 52, a resident of Barangay Arkong Bato was illegally selling banned firecrackers.
The contraband, placed inside several boxes, were made up mostly of “Super Lolo” and “pla-pla” with an estimated value of P10,000.
“The pyrotechnics came from
Cagnayo said charges were filed yesterday against
The DPIU police officers also discovered a small warehouse near
Orante said the confiscated firecrackers will be soaked in water to destroy them.
NPD director Chief Superintendent Pedro Tango urged residents yesterday not to buy illegal firecrackers, but rather use harmless noisemakers to welcome the New Year. – Pete Laude, Jerry Botial
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