IPOH: Marine police here arrested a local man and seized various types of fireworks, estimated to be worth RM105,400, during a raid at a house in Taman Rasa Sayang near Sitiawan on Tuesday (Jan 27). Its commander Asst Comm Jaffri Bidin said the 44-year-old man was detained at 4pm following a public tip-off. Further inspections found several boxes of fireworks stored in the kitchen area of the house as well as inside a van. "Among the types of fireworks seized were 'happy boom red cracker', 'happy boom assorted celebration cake repeater', 'happy boom shoot cake' and 'happy boom celebration red fire cracker'," he said in a statement on Wednesday. "The police welcome information from the public to curb any illegal fireworks trading activities.

Source: The Star January 28, 2026 22:36 UTC