The Metropolitan Police Department has referred documents to the managing director of a car buying and selling company in Miyagi Prefecture and the company as a corporation on suspicion of storing a large amount of flares containing gunpowder in a warehouse without permission. He reportedly collected flares from dismantled cars and sold them on an internet auction site.
The person who was referred to the prosecutor's office is a 48-year-old managing director of a car buying and selling company in Watari Town, Miyagi Prefecture.
The company as a corporation was also sent to the prosecutor's office.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, approximately 4,500 emergency flares and 344 kilograms of gunpowder, which were installed in cars, were stored in two warehouses in Watari Town, which is suspected of violating the Explosives Control Law. Masu.
They did not have the necessary permission from the prefecture to store a large amount of gunpowder, and there were no safety controls in place to prevent fires, such as storing it with flammable items such as car engines and parts. .
This company collects flares from dismantled cars and sells them on an internet auction site for 1,100 yen each, selling approximately 15,000 flares in the three years and nine months up to September last year. It means that it was.
The managing director has admitted to the charges, saying, ``I was exhibiting the items for the purpose of raising the cost of disposing of the gunpowder.''
The Metropolitan Police Department is calling for caution when handling gunpowder, including carrying out necessary storage procedures and safety management.