A man suspected of distributing 'large quantities' of illegal fireworks throughout the Bay Area was arrested and found to have half a ton of fireworks stored away, police said Thursday.
SAN JOSE -- A man suspected of distributing"large quantities" of illegal fireworks throughout the Bay Area was arrested and found to have half a ton of fireworks stored away, police said Thursday.
San Jose Police said in a press statement that in early June, investigators began looking into community concerns about the illegal use and sale of fireworks in the Alviso area of North San Jose.Police identified San Jose resident Mark Espinoza, 49, as the suspect responsible for selling fireworks throughout the Bay Area. A search warrant was issued for Espinoza and his vehicles and officers arrested him on Sunday.
On Monday, an additional search warrant was served on a storage unit in Milpitas where officers found and seized more than 1,000 pounds of illegal fireworks.
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