Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Yuan Wei) This year is the seventh year of the implementation of the ban on the "Shanghai Municipal Fireworks and Firecrackers Safety Management Regulations", but near the Spring Festival, there are still lawbreakers who choose to take risks and illegally sell "fireworks and firecrackers" in the circle of friends. In the early morning of January 27, the Hongkou police investigated and dealt with a case of illegal operation and storage of fireworks and firecrackers in accordance with the law during the centralized investigation and crackdown on rectification operations, arrested two illegal people, and seized a total of 28 boxes of fireworks and firecrackers.
Pictured: Fireworks seized by the police. Hongkou Police Courtesy Photo (same below)
In the early morning of January 27, during the investigation of a case of selling fake liquor, the Guangzhong Road Police Station of the Hongkou Public Security Bureau found a large number of fireworks and firecrackers in the home of Zhao Mou, a suspect in Xingdao, the mayor of this city, and the reserves completely exceeded the amount of self-use, and the police suspected that Zhao used these fireworks for sale for profit.
Picture: Screenshot of chat history
Through the on-site search, the police found the ledger that Zhao used to record the sales. After further interrogation, the police found more evidence of Zhao's illegal sale of fireworks in his circle of friends and WeChat chat records.
In Zhao's circle of friends, it is a video and photo of the fireworks he sells, which will also indicate the price, customers are introduced by friends to place orders, and many customers are bought for children to play in the New Year. In the next step, the police will further identify the seized fireworks and firecrackers, and deal with Zhao's illegal and criminal acts of illegally operating and storing fireworks and firecrackers.