Pasadena police make historic 10,000-pound illegal fireworks bust linked to Nevada street gang
Summary
Vehicle Fire California Today in California: Pasadena police, along with the Pasadena Fire Department Arson Investigation team, executed a search warrant at a Los Angeles residence at 6316 Whittier Blvd. on Friday, seizing approximately 10,000 pounds of illegal fireworks valued at over $120,000. The cache, allegedly smuggled from Nevada by a criminal street gang for distribution across the San Gabriel Valley ahead of July 4th, also included homemade improvised explosive devices, marijuana products, and an unregistered handgun with high-capacity magazines. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Special Enforcement Bureau bomb squad was called in to handle the volatile devices. No injuries or deaths were reported in the article.