In a week marked by the proximity of the holidays, the community Cordova launched a massive operation to combat the illegal sale of fireworks and other goods in the city. In this way, they managed to destroy more than 500 secret outlets.
The main aim of the action, which lasted from last Friday to Tuesday afternoon, was to avoid risks and ensure compliance with current regulations on safety and marketing on public roads.
According to spokespersons of the municipality of the city of Córdoba during the operation 508 illegal stalls were dismantledwhile municipal teams They confiscated 164 items of goodsThe confiscated products included a large amount of pyrotechnics.
The extent of the proceedings led the authorities to make an estimate The value of the seizures amounted to 82.5 million pesos. The deployment of inspectors also prevented 460 attempts at irregular sales, strengthening preventive measures in the city.
The city administration expected this The controls will not only continue during the day on Wednesday, December 24th, but will continue until the end of the year.
The operation articulates the work of various areas, including the Municipal inspection and control bodyThe Government SecretaryThe Municipal City Guard and the Cordoba Provincial Police.
The proximity of Christmas And New Year This motivated the local administration to increase control measures on streets and public places. The aim, as municipal sources explain, is to reduce the risks associated with the use of fireworks, protect the integrity of neighbors and prevent incidents related to the handling of explosive devices.
According to the portal El Doce.tvMunicipal inspectors and police officers visited various strategic points of the city, identified sources of illegal sales and confiscated a variety of products.
A day earlier, the city police were kidnapped Illegal fireworks worth 25 million pesos during an operation carried out in a business premises in Constitution. The measure was taken taking into account current regulations on the control of explosive substances, the protection of public health and safety and the ban on sound devices City of Buenos Aires.
According to the information, he was able to access it InfobaeThe procedure took place in a facility located on the street O’Brien at 11 a.mwhere employees of the Department of Crimes Against Health and Personal Safety of the City Police confirmed that the company presented various types of fireworks to the public without proper authorization. During the inspection, the officers discovered more than 14,000 Units.
As for the number of artifacts confiscated 10,000 fireworks,2,500 flight tubes and light tubes, 250 mortars with bombs—including simple mortars and cannons—, 76 Fireworks Cakes (multiple batteries) and 1,500 units of various fireworkswere among them Rockets, candles, colored smoke and effect fire.
Officers discovered that the person in charge of the premises, a 55 year old manlacked the specific authorization required for the marketing and storage of explosives.
According to National Law No. 20,429, pyrotechnics are taken into account explosive material and controlled materialfor their production, storage, transport and distribution a special permit from the National Agency for Controlled Materials (ANMaC).
Authorities explained that the trade also violated the law Code of Qualifications and Verification of the City of Buenos AiresThe Regulation No. 38,400 –which sets standards for factories, storage, permits, marketing and safety for fireworks shows to prevent fires–and local regulations prohibiting the commercialization of sonic pyrotechnics.
The East Flagrant Unit intervened in the case and ordered the confiscation of all pyrotechnic items found. The person responsible for the premises has been notified by the illegal marketing crime. The police operation was part of the preventative controls carried out by the City Police increases each year during the holiday season when the demand and distribution of fireworks increases.
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