Trial set over fireworks

A Newarthill man faces trial over the alleged illegal storage and sale of fireworks.
By The Newsroom
Published 18th Nov 2016, 12:27 BST
Updated 21st Nov 2016, 13:28 BST
Trial will take place at Hamilton Sheriff Court.Trial will take place at Hamilton Sheriff Court.
Trial will take place at Hamilton Sheriff Court.

Naeem Asghar (42), of Church Street, has denied a total of 11 charges at Hamilton Sheriff Court.

It’s alleged he was caught during a North Lanarkshire Council trading standards operation.

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Asghar is accused of selling fireworks illegally from a van at Draffen Tower, Motherwell, on October 8 last year.

It’s also claimed he stored the fireworks in his van without a licence and didn’t take measures to secure them properly in order to reduce the risk of fire or an explosion.

He is charged with illegally selling fireworks to a trading standard officer at Draffen Tower.

Further charges relate to the storage and supply of fireworks in a car park behind a pub in Carluke and in Main Street, Newmains, in November last year.

Asghar, reprented by solicitor Stephen MacBride, pleaded not guilty and trial was set for January 29.