PASIR MAS: Kelantan police have seized various types of firecrackers and fireworks worth RM38,600 that were being sold without a valid permit since January until yesterday (April 7).
Kelantan police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said the seizure involved 11 cases in Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Jeli, Machang, Gua Musang, and Pasir Puteh.
"All those detained are believed to be small-scale traders who obtained the items from local suppliers and sold them to supplement their income ahead of the Aidilfitri season," he said.
He told this to Bernama after the "Singgah Sahur" programme by the Kelantan police chief with officers on duty at Bandar Tasek Raja here, early this morning.
Zaki said the latest case was recorded in Machang last Saturday involving two men aged 18 and 51 who were arrested for selling firecrackers and fireworks without a valid permit at the Ramadan bazaar at Dataran Kemahkotaan, Machang.
He said both were arrested when police officers inspected their stalls and found firecrackers and fireworks worth RM1,730.- BERNAMA
