DURBAN Explosive Unit officers arrested a Pinetown shopowner on Thursday for dealing in fireworks using an alleged fake licence.
According the KZN Acting Provincial Commissioner, Major General Bheki Langa, the officers were doing routine work in the Pintown CBD when they spotted a shop in Stanfield Lane selling fireworks. Officers approached the shop and started their investigation. Upon checking the licence they discovered that it was a fake licence and the 60-year-old owner was immediately placed under arrest. Fireworks with a street value of up to R350, 000 was seized from the shop. The arrested suspect is expected to make his first appearance in court soon.
Langa appealed to the shopowners who sell fireworks to comply with Explosives Act. ‘Those who will be found in contravention of the Act will face the long arm of the law. Parents must also make sure that they supervise their children when using fireworks during New Year’s Eve,’ he said
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