San Jose police seize 3,300-plus pounds of illegal fireworks

SAN JOSE A pair of operations targeting the illegal sale and possession of fireworks in San Jose resulted in multiple arrests as well as the seizure of more than pounds of illegal fireworks and other destructive devices according to bureaucrats Related Articles Saratoga residents fall victim to theft by false pretenses San Jose cop charged with drunken shootings published to SoCal rehab San Jose Man arrested after fatal home stabbing Half a dozen teens arrested in San Jose crime spree ICE detainments at Bay Area jail spark alarm over strength of sanctuary policies Officers carried out the operations in anticipation of the upcoming Fourth of July holiday San Jose police Sgt Jorge Garibay declared in a comment Friday adding that the efforts were aimed at reducing fire vulnerability and unlawful activity throughout the city In the first sting officers posed as buyers to identify sellers of commercial-grade fireworks and destructive devices and on June they served a search warrant at a storage facility in the block of West Capitol Expressway according to Garibay Officers seized pounds of dangerous fireworks and explosives Garibay declared A -year-old San Jose man was also arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges related to the possession sale and transportation of illegal fireworks and destructive devices The second operation took place on June in the block of San Antonio Court and in the block of Tanglewood Drive Garibay declared officers executed a series of coordinated search warrants which resulted in the seizure of more than pounds of illegal fireworks and more than improvised explosive devices Officers also seized a short-barreled AR-style rifle with a D-printed lower receiver a second AR-style rifle and a substantial quantity of rifle and handgun ammunition according to Garibay A pair of San Jose men ages and was arrested and booked into county jail on charges related to the possession of illegal fireworks and destructive devices Enforcement efforts will continue in the coming days Garibay declared adding that police will also use drones to help identify locations where illegal fireworks are being set off Property owners he noted may be subject to administrative fines of up to Residents can review illegal fireworks by using the San Jose app which is available on the greater part smartphones or by visiting sanjoseca gov according to Garibay