Authorities in Santa Ana, one of Southern California’s largest cities, seized nearly 1,300 pounds of illegal fireworks over the Fourth of July weekend with the help of drones, Santa Ana Police Department said on X on July 7.
“According to [Orange County Sheriff’s Department Hazardous Devices Section], this was the largest fireworks seizure in Orange County,” authorities said. “Today, [the Hazardous Devices Section] assisted our department with safely disposing of the fireworks.”
Authorities said nearly 200 citations were issued for the illegal fireworks. Most of them were located with the help of drone operators who identified the perpetrators for 107 of the citations….