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Last Updated: Sunday, 22 October 2006, 08:49 GMT 09:49 UK
Fireworks stash seized at house
Bangers and rockets were among the items seized
Bangers and rockets were among the items seized
More than 1,000 illegal fireworks have been seized by detectives in County Tyrone.

The police said 1,000 bangers, 125 rockets and two boxes of fireworks were found during the search of a house at Evish Grove, Strabane, on Saturday.

It came a day after police seized fireworks worth �13,000 from a business on the Scraghey Road.

No-one was arrested. The police said they would continue to target the illegal sale and use of fireworks.




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