Enforce laws related to firecrackers

The view of part of the 164 boxes of fireworks and firecrackers of various types worth RM141,600 and unpaid tax of RM83,579 seized by Alor Setars Customs Enforcement Division from a lorry at KM52.5 of the North South Expressway (heading South) near Pendang at about 2.55pm on June 13th 2017.(Starpic by G.C.TAN/The Star-15th JUNE 2017)

RECENT media reports of injuries sustained by a few children playing with firecrackers suggest the level of awareness of the danger posed by firecrackers is still very low.

Since the beginning of Ramadan this year, there’s been four of such cases. Two of them occurred in Kelantan and the other two were in Terengganu.