Kendrapada: Police busted an illegal cracker unit at Barakota village under Alakunda police station in Jajpur district on Tuesday night and arrested one cracker maker on charges of illegally making crackers. Police also seized a huge quantity of firecrackers, gunpowder and other explosives from his house.The arrested accused has been identified as Papu Das (30) of Barakota village. He was produced in the local court on Wednesday. The court rejected his bail application, said IIC of Alakunda police station Bibhu Prasad Rout.Police are trying to ensure strict implementation of cracker-sale norms. “Our first objective is to keep tabs on cracker-manufacturing units, which, according to norms, should be located in an open space away from any residential locality. We are also checking if the cracker-making units have valid licences issued by the district administration,” added the police officer.