On top of the confiscated fireworks, police issued 59 fireworks related citations and $1,000 fines to offenders, according to a statement from Chino city officials.
More than 300 pounds of illegal fireworks were seized in Chino over the Fourth of July weekend, according to city officials. In a statement on Monday, they said that officers with both the Chino and Chino Hills Police Departments combined to confiscate 310 pounds of the illegal explosives from places where 'fireworks are not allowed.
Related: 150 pounds of illegal fireworks seized in Lake ElsinoreCity officials also said that Chino Valley Fire Department crews were sent to 13 different fires related to fireworks and one firework-related injury. The news comes shortly after authorities in Moreno Valley announced that several people had been taken into custody after the Top Fire, which burnt through about 50 acres before firefighters got the upper hand on Saturday.
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