Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Erie County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a Buffalo man for illegally selling fireworks following an investigation.
Deputies say they were joined by the Buffalo Police Intelligence Unit, FBI's Safe Streets Task Force, and the ATF on Monday in executing a search warrant for two residences on South Ryan Street in Buffalo. The team recovered a large cache of commercial fireworks in one of the dwelling's basements.
36-year-old Michael Silvia was arrested and charged with "Class-A" misdemeanors, criminal possession of a weapon, and unlawfully possessing, storing, and allegedly selling fireworks.
Deputies say this arrest culminated a week-long investigation into the illegal fireworks sale.
The estimated value of the illegal fireworks recovered from 25 South Ryan Street is $50,000.
