Thousands of 'bangers' seized in NI

Police in Northern Ireland seized thousands of “bangers” and fireworks during a Halloween raid near the border this afternoon…

Police in Northern Ireland seized thousands of “bangers” and fireworks during a Halloween raid near the border this afternoon.

Detectives recovered the haul at a container on the Lifford Road in Strabane, Co Tyrone.

Some 2,190 bangers, three large boxes of fireworks and 10 sky rockets were removed from the scene.

Police said they were seized during an operation at 1.20pm against the suspected illegal selling of fireworks.

No arrests were made but inquiries are ongoing, a PSNI spokesman said.

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