00:01Two men have been arrested by the police for the illegal possession of fireworks.
00:06Kluang OCPD Assistant Commissioner Bahrain Mohamed Noh said the men, aged 25 and 41,
00:13were arrested separately at their homes on Wednesday. Along with the arrest, police seized
00:1811 units of Happy Boom fireworks, including a set that had been lit and two lighters. The suspects,
00:26who worked as a shop assistant locally and a painter in Singapore respectively,
00:30have prior drug records. Both tested negative for drugs during the arrest. The case is being
00:37investigated under Section 6 of the Explosives Act 1957 for causing an explosion likely to endanger
00:45life or property, which carries a penalty of up to seven years imprisonment or a fine of
00:5010,000 ringgit or both upon conviction.
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