Summoned 5 grocery store owners for selling "explosive garlic" firecrackers to students

(Dan Tri) - The facility owners admitted that the firecrackers were of unknown origin, disguised as a children's game called "explosive garlic", and sold to students at the school gate area.

On December 18, Dien Bien Provincial Police said that Dien Bien District Police had just summoned Nguyen Thi X. (born 1974), Vu Thi T. (born 1991), Nguyen Thi L. (born 1975), Hoang Thi T. (born 1963) and Hoang Thi T. (born 1950).

These are five grocery store owners who illegally traded in firecrackers. The police have confiscated more than 1,000 boxes of firecrackers weighing 8.4 kg from the five owners.

Police summoned owners of illegal fireworks businesses (Photo: Police provided).

Major Ho Quoc Viet, Deputy Captain of the Criminal Police Team of Dien Bien District Police, said that, in carrying out a peak campaign to attack and suppress crimes to protect the Lunar New Year 2025, this unit coordinated with the police of the communes to inspect and detect the above incident.

The facility owners admitted that these were fireworks of unknown origin, with eye-catching colors, manufactured under the guise of a children's game called "explosive garlic", and sold to students at school gates.

Fireworks are sold disguised as children's toys called "explosive garlic" (Photo: Provided by police).

"According to Decree 137/2020 of the Government , people are not allowed to use firecrackers but are only allowed to use fireworks in cases of festivals, New Year, birthdays, weddings, conferences, openings, anniversaries and in cultural and artistic activities.

In particular, fireworks can only be purchased from organizations and businesses licensed to produce and trade fireworks, and have been granted a certificate of eligibility for security and order by a competent police agency," Major Ho Quoc Viet added.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/phap-luat/trieu-tap-5-chu-tiem-tap-hoa-ban-phao-cu-toi-no-cho-hoc-sinh-20241218105222645.htm