California authorities intercept shipment of illegal fireworks: police
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities in California on Friday said they were able to intercept a hefty shipment of illegal fireworks which weighed more than 1,800 pounds. (Modesto Police Department)
Authorities in California on Friday reported that they'd intercepted a hefty shipment of illegal fireworks weighing more than 1,800 pounds.
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Law enforcement in Modesto, Calif., learned about the delivery after getting a tip about “two pallets of illegal fireworks” that were expected to arrive at a residential address in the city, the police department said in a news release on Facebook.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The shipment contained 55 boxes of what were determined to be “aerial mortar-type explosives,” police said, sharing a photo of the recovered fireworks. They originated from a distributor based in Nevada, according to the news release.
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Authorities arrested the recipient of the fireworks haul on multiple charges, they said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“They must have been planning one heck of a 4th of July party!” the department quipped.