During the Fourth of July crackdown on illegal fireworks, San Jose police seized almost 40,000 pounds of fireworks and made several arrests.
One of the men arrested is Mark Espinoza, a well-known South Bay community activist.
Police said he had more than 1,000 pounds of illegal fireworks in a storage unit.
Espinoza talked with NBC Bay Area’s Robert Handa about the arrest and why he calls the charges "overblown."
You can watch the interview in the video above.
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