Man charged after police seize £5000 of fireworks in Edinburgh

Summarised from BBC Edinburgh East And Fife's report · Updated 5 Nov, 17:08 · Archive

Police in Edinburgh seized £5000 worth of fireworks from a van and charged a 39-year-old man.

Police Scotland seized 200 kilogrammes of fireworks worth £5000 from a van in Edinburgh's city centre on Wednesday evening, one day before bonfire night. Some of the fireworks recovered were capable of firing 555 individual rockets each.

A 39-year-old man was arrested and charged in connection with possession of fireworks in a public place and is due to appear in court at a later date. Under law, it is an offence to buy, possess or use fireworks without a licence.

Chief Superintendent David Robertson said officers had acted on intelligence and that the fireworks had huge potential to be distributed around the city for causing disorder. He stated: 'The misuse of fireworks presents a significant risk to the public and emergency personnel, and can result in serious injury, fires and damage to properties.' Police said they would continue enquiries in the Edinburgh area to detect and disrupt illegal sales or use of fireworks.

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• Man charged and fireworks worth £5000 seized one day before bonfire nightPolice Scotland say some of the fireworks recovered are capable of firing 555 individual rockets.BBC Edinburgh East And Fife · 5 Nov, 16:42

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