Overview
- A multi-agency search warrant at a location on Whittier Boulevard uncovered roughly 10,000 pounds of commercial and homemade fireworks that officials say were staged for sale in the San Gabriel Valley.
- Investigators found improvised explosive devices, an unregistered handgun with high-capacity magazines, large quantities of marijuana products, and documentation showing illegal fireworks sales.
- Four people were arrested at the scene but law enforcement has not released their identities or formal charges and says the investigation remains active with further arrests possible.
- Bomb squad technicians and arson investigators were brought in to safely identify and remove volatile devices because the materials posed a significant fire and public safety risk ahead of July 4.
- Officials say the operation appears linked to a street gang that smuggles fireworks from Nevada for local resale, with authorities estimating the street value of the cache at about $120,000.