NEW: San Jose police seized 38,000 pounds of illegal fireworks and arrested two men in connection to a large fire that destroyed a building at a Public Storage facility earlier this month.
Anthony Dasilva, 45, and Nathaniel Valassis, 25, both of San Jose, were arrested Thursday and booked into Santa Clara County jail on various charges, including distribution and sale of illegal fireworks, police said.
During the fire investigation and subsequent arson probe over the next two weeks, police seized nearly 20 tons of illegal fireworks at the storage facility, police said.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
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