Police seize 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks in Southern California ahead of Fourth of July.
Just a week before the Fourth of July, police in Southern California busted an illegal dealer with 2 1/2 tons of fireworks.
"Know what ILLEGAL fireworks will get you? A ride to our City Jail," the police department tweeted. They also shared a video of the truck full of the illegal explosives. The Long Beach police tweeted back on June 15 they had seized a comparatively paltry 200 pounds of fireworks, as well."The County of Los Angeles Fire Code, Title 32, Section 5601.3 states that it is illegal to store, manufacture, sell, use, or handle ALL FORMS of fireworks without a valid permit in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County," according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission just held its annual fireworks safety demonstration on the National Mall in Washington on Wednesday.
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