$80,000 worth of illegal fireworks seized in Surrey

Officials in Surrey have made another large seizure of fireworks, a week after seizing 100-thousand-dollars' worth of the products leading up to Halloween.

The City of Surrey says bylaw officers' investigations this week led to a seizure of $80,000 worth of fireworks from a property that appeared to be an abandoned house.

Bylaw officers say they posed as customers to engage the sellers, and the owner of the latest seized fireworks may be the same person as the person who owned the fireworks seized last week.

On October 30, the City of Surrey said it seized $100,000 worth of fireworks from a single retail location after conducting online searches for illegal sellers.