Two men arrested after undercover officers find them selling fireworks out of van in Newark

Authorities arrested two East Bay men and seized 600 pounds of illegal fireworks from a van in Newark last week. In addition, police seized more than $33,000 in cash from the van.

Video: Newark police.

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[MrBurns]

I’m as pro gun as they get, but I do find it ridiculous that you can own a high powered rifle but can’t buy aerial fireworks🤦‍♂️

[will]

The point of this video is people if you sell do not sell to strangers but sell to the people you know

[andreasoares]

Wow there are killers on the streets and they arrest these people smh 🤦‍♀️

[jackfrost]

We should all show some patriotism and let it rock on our beloved 4th of july.

[BookJay]

The criminals are the ones robbing stores and people not the ones selling items to people.

[RandomRandomnessKCMO]

I don’t see an issue. That was the best “crime” that could solve?? Some untaxed fireworks?

[EROCC]

Those officers are just gonna take those home and use them themselves.

[King.Paul.]

The people who sell fireworks In the over priced booths are smiling rn 😂

[ronmartin]

Terrible that in America a person could be arrested for trying to make a living selling goods and that fire works are illegal.

Commiefornia can’t even mange it’s forest. Many will lose their home this summer but yeah, get those small time entrepreneurs trying to earn a living. Disgusting.

[scottmedina]

As Americans we should never envy anyone else’s freedom but come the forth of July we do and that’s a shame

[msain]

You should have had two vans. One the store everything and one to show what you have

[sheepfarmer]

I think it’s really stupid to be arrested trying to make a living or some money on things everyone and their mamas are going to get anyways and use anyways. Like it’s stupid that if it’s illegal in a area and you drive a few miles and can buy it there Thaer it’s ok and it’s ok to use them what’s the point.

[PyroGonz]

Bring em to me, they’re legal in my state 😎

[bigboyproductions]

thousands of dollars. wasted for them to be thrown away by cops. ridiculous.

[alcoholically]

I’m from Illinois and one thing I want to point out is that growing up we were littered with stores like this around the 4th and new years. Some of the stores would straight up have signs saying they sold illegal fireworks or they had labeling in their stores or the fireworks were just THAT obviously illegal and I swear to god we never had any of these shits shutdown. I’m also black and lived in more ghetto neighborhoods so I feel more inclined to believe that’s why our shit wasn’t getting shut down bc they could give a fuck about us fucking our own shit/neighborhoods up (mind you they weren’t POOR areas, but still had hella active crime)

[williammeives]

They have great taste in product. I carry most of that in my tent

[franciscocastro]

Its all about not paying taxes for those fireworks my

[DriftingMunki]

“We couldn’t keep the evidence in storage so it had to be disposed of.” 🙄

[mybuttitches]

When my hemorrhoids flare up, I use sparkling water.

[jfjldfg]

After undercover agents was tipped off, you can’t c inside the van at all.