Arrest of subject trading 1.5 tons of Defense fireworks without license

Accordingly, at around 6:00 p.m. on January 13, the Working Group of the Department of Administrative Management of Social Order, Provincial Police conducted a surprise inspection of a business establishment at No. 16, Group 1, Block 14, Dien Chau Town, Dien Chau District. Thereby, it discovered and temporarily seized 2,024 sets of National Defense fireworks of various types without business licenses as prescribed, weighing 1.5 tons. This business establishment is operated by Nguyen Thi Hong Thu.

Through initial investigation, Nguyen Thi Hong Thu confessed to buying and selling National Defense fireworks without a business license as prescribed.

Currently, the Department of Administrative Police for Social Order, Nghe An Provincial Police is completing the dossier to handle the subject according to the provisions of law.

Nghe An Police recommends: People who need to buy fireworks for Tet must buy them at points of sale licensed by competent authorities; absolutely do not buy or use illegal fireworks because Decree 137/2020/ND-CP, dated November 27, 2020 of the Government clearly stipulates that only organizations and enterprises under the Ministry of National Defense are allowed to trade in fireworks and must be granted a certificate of eligibility for security and order by the Police; ensure conditions for fire prevention, fighting, incident prevention and response and environmental protection.

While it is legal for people to buy fireworks for use at fireworks sales points licensed by competent authorities, the act of buying and reselling fireworks even with invoices is still considered illegal. Therefore, if these violations are discovered, the authorities will strictly handle them according to the provisions of the law.