State fire officials and Gardena police seized more than 60 tons of illegal fireworks in Gardena over the weekend in one of the largest illegal fireworks seizures ever in the state, officials said Tuesday, June 25.
The raid took place at an undisclosed location Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire, which also said several people were arrested.
“The seizure included illegal dangerous and public display fireworks up to eight inches in diameter and over 2,000 illegal destructive devices and 10 pounds of bulk homemade explosives,” Cal Fire officials said.
The Office of the State Fire Marshal Arson and Bomb Unit assisted Gardena police with seizing and processing “the extraordinary amount of illegal fireworks discovered,” officials said.
How authorities became aware of the large amount of illegal fireworks and where they were being stored was not immediately disclosed. Officials did not specify how many people were arrested or provide information on the suspects.
Officials, at least some of whom were with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, were seen carrying boxes of fireworks – some stacking them on dollies – near a trailer outside a brick building Saturday afternoon.
The investigation into the criminal activity was ongoing.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, San Bernardino County Fire Department, Riverside Police Department and ATF all helped with the seizure and investigation, Cal Fire officials said.
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