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LOS BANOS, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Three radical were arrested aft the Los Banos Police Department seized thousands of pounds of amerciable fireworks past week.
Officers accidental they arrested 55-year-old Mellon Moseley III and 23-year-old Cruz Flores. They were accused of conspiracy to perpetrate a crime, possession of implicit 5,000 pounds of unsafe fireworks and possession of amerciable explosives.
Through further investigation, detectives reported arresting 60-year-old Lindbergh Corpuz Arrocena aft allegedly being recovered successful possession of unsafe fireworks.
The arrests travel a hunt warrant astatine a retention installation successful Los Banos that resulted successful the removal of much than 20,000 pounds of amerciable fireworks connected June 20. Officers accidental the amerciable fireworks had an estimated thoroughfare worth of $260,000.
The seized fireworks volition beryllium transferred to the State Fire Arson and Bomb portion for disposal and destruction.
"We anticipation the removal of implicit 20,000 pounds of amerciable fireworks with an estimated thoroughfare worth of $260,000.00 volition effect successful the residents of Los Banos having a safer Fourth of July," officers wrote connected a societal media post.
Police punctual residents that anyone recovered with amerciable oregon unsafe fireworks is taxable not lone to transgression charges, but besides to a $1,250 administrative citation per violation.
