SOUTH LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The Los Angeles Police Department confiscated a large cache of illegal fireworks from a home in South L.A. on Friday afternoon, less than a week before July 4.
Officers discovered between 1,500-2,000 pounds of high-powered fireworks in the 1200 block of West 38th Street and took one person into custody at the scene.
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According to neighbors, people routinely bought illegal fireworks from inside the house.
The street value of the seized haul is more than $40,000, police said.
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All types of fireworks are illegal in the city of L.A.