Guardia Civil seizes 888 boxes of 44,400 fireworks from the market
The Guardia Civil of the Comandancia de Cádiz has removed a total of 888 boxes containing 44,400 units of fireworks from the market and has issued 24 administrative infringement reports to establishments for their illegal sale or irregularities in their sale.
In a statement, the Guardia Civil explained that the majority of the interventions took place at street stalls located in fairs or in their vicinity in municipalities of the Bay of Cádiz, Costa Noroeste, and the Sierra de Cádiz.
The campaign was carried out to prevent the irregular and illegal sale of fireworks and to eradicate or reduce accidents, especially among minors. The Arms and Explosives Intervention of this Command, as a specialized unit in the exclusive competence of functions derived from current legislation on arms and explosives, directed and coordinated a operation in which 28 establishments susceptible to engaging in the illegal sale of fireworks were inspected. This led to the seizure of 888 boxes containing 44,400 units of fireworks, as well as the issuance of 24 administrative infringement reports for illegal sale or irregularities in their sale.
In specialized establishments, infringements such as stacking boxes of fireworks outside the authorized storage area or providing customers with inappropriate access to the materials were also detected.
The Guardia Civil of Cádiz emphasized that in order to commercialize such items, in addition to having the necessary opening license, the establishment must report the sale of these articles to the Guardia Civil and have the required fiscal heading.
They also highlighted that non-specialized stores can only sell «sparklers and other fireworks of class F1», except for the so-called «impact thunder», as long as they have duly notified the Arms and Explosives Intervention of the Guardia Civil. This permission also entails a prohibition on storing more than five net kilograms of this material, given its «highly flammable» nature.
Finally, the Guardia Civil reminded that even the traditional ‘firecrackers’ that parents usually buy for their children at kiosks or street stalls cannot be sold.
