Overview
- In the first days of the Metro’s Cero Pirotecnia operation, CDMX authorities reported 327 kilograms of pyrotechnics seized, mostly at Merced station, with confiscated material sent for destruction.
- The Metro effort runs through January 6 with preventive checks, constant video monitoring and focused reviews at Fray Servando, Merced, Candelaria, Jamaica, Zócalo–Tenochtitlan, Pino Suárez and Salto del Agua, supported by Auxiliary and Banking police units.
- Peru’s Interior Ministry and Sucamec rolled out the campaign “La pirotecnia ilegal es un peligro,” citing 285 tonnes of illegal fireworks seized this year and warning families against artisanal products that cause severe injuries.
- Sucamec expanded the roster of supervised fairs, now listing authorized points in Piura (Castilla, Sullana), Lambayeque (La Victoria–Chiclayo), Ucayali (Manantay, Yarinacocha) and Lima Metropolitana (Villa María del Triunfo, Rímac), with updates to be posted as more requests are cleared.
- Argentine jurisdictions tightened restrictions on noisy devices, with Buenos Aires City banning sound-producing pyrotechnics by decree and municipalities like Maipú enforcing full prohibitions to protect sensitive groups and animals.