The Gardena Police Department has announced it has made the largest single seizure of illegal fireworks in recent California history, and will provide more details Wednesday during a news conference at 11 a.m.
The police on Friday seized over 75 tons of illegal fireworks, more than doubling the previous record of 32 tons seized in a South Los Angeles warehouse in 2021.
Special Investigations Unit personnel responded to a commercial warehouse in the 17000 block of Vermont Avenue, near 170th Street, on Friday, when they discovered the fireworks which have an estimated street value of approximately $7 million to $10 million, Gardena Police Department Lt. David Brock said.
Investigators identified the three suspects connected to the illegal fireworks discovery as 44-year-old Alejandro Rodriguez of Wilmington, 30-year- old Natalie Navarro of Carson, and 25-year-old Daniel Gudino of Wilmington, who were all arrested and booked on suspicion of possession of explosives and other various weapons violation offenses.