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Friday, 19 December 2014 - 09:56

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Nearly 30,000 kilos of fireworks seized so far

According to the Public Prosecutor's Fireworks Barometer 2014 - 2015, 29,428 kilograms of illegal fireworks have been confiscated since October 1st of this year. 11,245 kilograms of fireworks were found during this past week. The Fireworks Barometer shows ho many illegal fireworks the police have found and seized around the turn of the year. It is updated every week. At this time last year, the police had already found 33,965 kilograms of fireworks - 4,537 kilograms more than this year.

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