One day, one case was broken, three cases were arrested, and nearly 157 kg of fireworks were seized.

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 6, the Nghi Loc Police Investigation Agency announced that on January 5, the unit successfully broke up 1 case and arrested 3 cases, confiscating 156.9 kg of various types of fireworks.

Previously, through professional work, the Nghi Loc Traffic Police Team discovered that in Nghi Hoa commune there were a number of subjects showing signs of buying and selling firecrackers. After grasping the situation, the unit's leaders established Project 117P to fight. The Project Board sent working groups to the area to focus on verifying, monitoring, and grasping the movements of the suspicious subjects.

The subjects (middle) with evidence in project 117P. (Photo: Nhat Tuan)

At approximately 8:45 p.m. on January 5, at km 1+10 of Vinh bypass, in hamlet 7, Nghi Hoa commune, the task force of the Special Investigation Committee discovered Dang Van Tuyen (born in 1972), residing in hamlet 10, Nghi Hoa commune, driving a motorbike with license plate 37K1 596.85 carrying a number of goods contained in a bag of snake carcasses suspected to be firecrackers. The task force conducted an inspection and caught Tuyen red-handed transporting 36 mortar-type firecrackers.

Expanding the investigation, the Special Task Force arrested Dang Van Nguyen (born in 1987), residing in the same hamlet 10, Nghi Hoa commune, and seized a large quantity of firecrackers of the same type as Dang Van Tuyen at his kiosk. The total weight of firecrackers seized in the special task force was 138 kg.

It is known that the fireworks in project 117P were "speculated" by the subjects since the beginning of the year, waiting until Tet to sell them to make a big profit.

On the same day, January 5, Nghi Loc Police's professional teams investigated, discovered and arrested 3 more cases of illegal transportation and sale of fireworks, detained 5 subjects, and seized 18.9 kg of various types of fireworks.

Currently, the cases are being further investigated by the authorities.

Nhat Tuan