"It followed a tip-off to authorities that a frightening cache of pyrotechnics were being flogged off by an unlicensed vendor to members of the public. Fireworks should only be purchased from sellers, such as supermarkets, and not from market stalls or sellers conducting transactions door-to-door. Newham Trading Standards obtained a warrant to search a self-contained flat in Forest Gate last week and found the goods Those caught illicitly selling or lighting fireworks risk being fined up to 5,000 or sentenced to six months in prison."
"More than a dozen packages including Desert Storm crates containing rockets and a huge selection of multi-shot barrages were found stored in a single bedroom shared by four people. The fireworks, which have an estimated street value of up to 5,000, were later made safe by Scotland Yard's explosive experts. No arrests were made. Officers later inspected the property home to at least ten people and discovered severe fire risks alongside the illegal storage of fireworks."
Nearly 100 kilograms of illegal fireworks with an estimated street value of up to £5,000 were seized from a self-contained flat in Forest Gate after a tip-off about an unlicensed vendor. Newham Trading Standards obtained a warrant and found more than a dozen packages stacked and stored in a single bedroom shared by four people, including Desert Storm crates containing rockets and multi-shot barrages. Scotland Yard explosive experts made the fireworks safe. Officers found the property housed at least ten people and identified severe fire risks alongside illegal storage. The operation involved council housing officers, the Metropolitan Police and the British Firework Association. No arrests were made.
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