Selling Firecrackers On Facebook, 2 Youths In Magelang Arrested

Magelang Police Chief Kombes Pol Mustofa shows evidence. ANTARA/HO - Magelang Police

The Magelang City Police (Polresta) confiscated firecrackers from suspects MN (20) and Sjk (19) in Klangon Village, Sawangan District, Magelang Regency.

Magelang Police Chief Kombes Pol Mustofa said the evidence that was secured included 17 plastic packages of fireworks drugs with a total of 4 kilograms.

"The team moved quickly and succeeded in securing the suspect and further evidence was carried out procedural investigations at the Magelang Police Satreskrim," he said in Magelang, Wednesday, March 27, which was confiscated by Antara.

He conveyed that the suspect's modus operandi was selling firecrackers through social media (medsos) Facebook due to economic factors.

Currently, the two suspects are being held at the Magelang Police. The police will also investigate the statements of the related witnesses.

For their actions, the two suspects were charged with Article 1, paragraph 1 of the Indonesian Emergency Law Number 12 of 1951.

The evidence confiscated in the arrest of the two suspects included 300 pieces of paper casings that had not been filled with explosives, five plastic bags of potassium containing 1 kg, 6 kg of sulfur, 0.5 kg of zinc, 3.5 kg of brom, 29 axes, 0.5 kg of charcoal powder, and a pack of finished axes.