The Taichung District Court sentenced Cai to three years in October for illegally manufacturing explosives and fined him NT$100,000.

The Taichung District Court sentenced Tsai to 3 years and 10 months and fined her NT$100,000. (File photo)

To celebrate his birthday, a civil worker surnamed Cai from Taichung City went online and taught himself how to make explosives. He originally planned to take them to an open space to detonate them. Unexpectedly, he had an impromptu appointment with friends and threw the dangerous items on the roadside and was picked up by people. This "birthday blasting plan" was unexpectedly revealed. The Taichung District Court admitted that he had no previous convictions and was merciful. He was sentenced to three years in October and fined NT$100,000 for the crime of illegally manufacturing explosives.

The verdict pointed out that in February this year, Cai Nan searched online for videos on making explosives and related knowledge, then purchased a sky cannon at a grocery store near his home, and then purchased steel balls, fuses and other materials online. He combined the gunpowder powder and fuses in the sky cannon with industrial tape, playing cards, aluminum cans, steel balls and other items to create two complete ignition explosives.

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At about 11 o'clock in the evening on March 10, Cai Nan originally planned to take two "works" to a nearby open space and detonate them to celebrate his birthday. Unexpectedly, he had an impromptu appointment with friends, and he was also worried that the explosion might cause danger. He temporarily placed the two explosives on the roadside. Unexpectedly, a woman walked by the next day. After discovering these two suspicious-looking items, they were sent to the police department. The police followed the lead and found Mr. Cai, searched his residence, and seized the remaining materials for making explosives on the spot. The case was exposed, and the identification showed that the two explosives had a complete structure and were lethal and destructive ignition explosives.

During the trial at the Taichung District Court, the judge held that the statutory penalty for the crime of illegally manufacturing explosives was life imprisonment or more than 7 years in prison, which was a severe punishment. However, Cai's production method was simple and the structure was rough, and the lethality and destructive power should not be huge. In addition, He confessed after committing the crime and had a good attitude. During the investigation, he voluntarily admitted it. He had no previous convictions and had good conduct. According to Article 59 of the Criminal Law, he was deemed to be merciful and his sentence was reduced to 3 years and 10 months and fined 100,000 yuan. He can still appeal.

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