KUDUS - Kudus Police, Central Java arrested a seller of firecrackers from Pati. The arrest follows a firecracker explosion in Karangrowo Village, Undaan Subdistrict that resulted in the death of one person and three injuries.
"Based on the results of the development of the firecracker explosion case in Karangrowo Village on Wednesday, May 12, it is known that the firecracker material was purchased from Sukolilo, Pati Regency", said AKBP Kudus Police Chief Aditya Surya Dharma in Kudus quoted antara, Friday, May 14.
Through the investigation, police identified the seller of firecracker material with the initials AM (42). AM was arrested in Sukolilo Subdistrict, Pati, Thursday, May 13, early morning.
From interrogation, the suspect admitted to selling explosives to make firecrackers for the past two years.
Police also secured a number of tools used to make the explosives.
Among them, one glass bottle, one sack of white sack used as a base, one plastic wrap, one coffee filter and one scale.
While the evidence of explosives or firecrackers, it's sold out.
Police also managed to secure evidence of 21 firecrackers measuring 15 cm long and 5 cm in diameter sold to a number of youths who were victims of firecracker explosions in Karangrowo Village, Undaan District, Kudus Regency.
Suspect AM admits to being able to make his own because he previously worked in the mine. Materials used, ranging from 'loras', sulfur and 'brom' obtained in local Pati.
"Make it every fasting month or before Eid to be sold at a price of Rp150 thousand per kilogram, while the already sold up to 6 kilograms", he said.
The most buyers from Karangrowo Village, Undaan Kudus, while the victims of the firecracker explosion bought 2.2 kilograms.
There were also four people who were victims of the mercon explosion in Karangrowo Village, Undaan Subdistrict, Kudus Regency on Wednesday, May 12 night, initially TM (19) died, while three victims who are still undergoing treatment with the initials KA (19), MF (18), and MN (16).
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