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Gardaí seize 1,200 illegal
fireworks
17.10.11
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GARDAI have seized some
1,200 illegal fireworks following the search of a
car in Inishowen. The fireworks, including 700
bangers and almost 500 assorted fireworks including
rockets, were found during an operation in Moville
town centre on Friday evening at 9.30pm. |
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Garda Dermot Hegarty, left, and Garda
PJ Costello of Moville Garda Station pictured with
some of the 1,200 illegal fireworks seized on
Friday. |
A 19 year old man and a
man in his early twenties who were in the car at the
time, were questioned. There were no arrests but a
file will be prepared for the Director of Public
Prosecutions. Sergeant Stephen Lynch of Moville
garda station yesterday described the fireworks haul
as one of the biggest recovered in the Inishowen
peninsula. He said he believed the fireworks were
destined for sale to young people in the run-up to
Halloween.
"Apart from being illegal these fireworks are
extremely dangerous and can cause serious injury to
the people using them," said Sgt Lynch.
"The noise of fireworks in the run-up to Halloween
can frighten the elderly, young children and pets
and are a scourge on society at this time of the
year," he added. In a separate, unrelated incident
some 60 rockets were seized on Thursday following
the search of a house in the Moville area. |
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