Pamekasan Police Uncover High-explosive Fireworks Production

Officers set up a police line at the location of the firecracker production in one of the residents' houses in Blumbungan Village, Larangan District, Pamekasan. ANTARA/HO-Pamekasan Police

Pamekasan - The Pamekasan Police, East Java, has uncovered the production of high-explosive petasan carried out by a number of residents in Blumbungan Village, Larangan District, Pamekasan.

"The disclosure of the production of firecrackers was thanks to the operation carried out by the Larangan Police the day before Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijriah yesterday," said Pamekasan Police Chief AKBPHendra Eko Triyulianto, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, March 21.

One perpetrator with the initials D (18), a resident of Dusun Duwak Tinggi, Blumbungan Village, was arrested by officers, along with a number of evidence, such as ready-to-use firecrackers of various sizes.

The Police Chief said that the disclosure of the production of firecrackers by the residents began when officers from the Larangan Police Patrol Unit were on patrol.

Suddenly there was an explosion from inside the residents' house with a loud and shocking voice.

"The team who heard the explosion immediately headed to the scene of the crime and there it was revealed that the explosion occurred at the location of the production of firecrackers carried out by the residents with the initials D," he said.

The Police Chief said that there were 12 people involved in the production of firecrackers. Of these, the owner of the house with the initials D who was arrested by the officers, while the other 11 fled.

"However, the names of the 11 people who fled have been seized and are now being pursued by the Criminal Investigation Team of the Pamekasan Police," he said.

A number of evidence that has now been confiscated by officers from the petasan production house in Blumbungan Village, Larangan District, including ready-to-use petasan with hundreds of pieces ranging from 3 to 12 cm in size and a 3-meter-long petasan.

Officers also seized 5 kilograms of gunpowder, sulfur, charcoal powder, starch flour, and 2 kilograms of booster knuckles.

"The electric scales used by the suspects and their friends to make bombs were also seized, along with the tools for making firecrackers from wood and iron pipes, adhesives, and firecracker shells," he said.

Other evidence that was also confiscated by the officers was three mobile phones, four motorcycles, and plastic air balloon material.

"Currently, we are coordinating with the Brimob Bomb Disposal Team of the East Java Police to handle explosive materials so that they remain safe," he said.

Regarding the other 11 residents who fled during the raid, the Police Chief asked them to surrender immediately.

Meanwhile, based on the records of the Pamekasan Police, during the last six days, seven people were reported to have been injured by firecrackers and the victims were generally firecracker makers.

The first incident on March 15, 2025 in Tlanakan District. The victim was known as Budianto (24), a resident of South Village, Tlesah Village, Tlanakan District, suffered a broken leg so he had to be amputated.

Next, on Monday, March 16, 2026, at around 20.00 WIB, an explosion occurred at a house named Rofik, a resident of Dusun Sajum, Pegantena District.

The explosion caused by the fireworks caused five victims to suffer burns on their bodies. One of the victims named Kholis, a resident of Plakpak, suffered a broken leg on two toes, as well as burns on the face.

Furthermore, on Friday, March 20, 2026, a teenager named AR, a resident of Duko Timur Village, suffered serious injuries after being hit by an explosion of firecracker material, so that the total number of victims reached seven people.