More than 2,000 pounds of fireworks were seized in the City and County of Pueblo just before the Fourth of July holiday.
Detectives with the Pueblo Police Department, along with the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office’s Special Investigation Narcotics Unit, carried out a joint operation to combat the distribution and sale of illegal fireworks.
As part of the operation, detectives purchased illegal fireworks from underground sellers in various residential areas in the county.
Detectives obtained a search warrant and seized more than 2,000 pounds of illegal fireworks at one residence. They also discovered that homemade fireworks were being made and sold at one of the homes in the county.
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Source:: News Denver – Denver Post
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