SEMARANG - Central Java Police recorded 36 people as suspects for alleged criminal acts related to the production and distribution of firecrackers that were spread in various areas of the province during the implementation of the 2026 Pekat Candi Operation.
"During the operation to create conditions ahead of Eid al-Fitr 2026, there were 31 reports in 20 police stations related to the production and circulation of firecrackers," said the Director of Criminal Investigation of the Central Java Police, Kombes Pol. Anwar Nasir in Semarang, Thursday, February 26, reported by ANTARA.
He said there were explosions related to the manufacture of firecrackers in six areas in Central Java, namely in Grobogan, Boyolali, Kendal, Banjarnegara, Wonosobo, and Pekalongan City.
Of the six incidents, he continued, 12 people were reported injured.
According to him, of the 12 victims, it is not closed. It is possible to be charged legally due to his role as a mixer and maker of firecrackers. so that it causes an explosion which also has an impact on. damage.
He explained that the perpetrators of making firecrackers bought raw materials online to be processed.
The materials that are commonly used for agricultural and industrial needs, he said, include sulfur, potassium chlorate, benzoate, aluminum powder, and carbon.
He said all police were asked to conduct data collection and surveillance of places where the ingredients for making firecrackers were sold.
The 35 suspects processed at the level of the police and police were charged with Article 306 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the possession and use of explosives without a permit.
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