Overview
- Municipal Civil Protection tallied 3.5 tons after targeted raids in markets and on streets during the Virgen de Guadalupe, Christmas Eve and New Year’s festivities.
- In the most recent sweep at the Central de Abastos, merchants assaulted municipal personnel as more than 300 kilograms of gunpowder products were seized.
- Compared with last year’s holiday period, authorities reported 600 kilograms fewer seizures.
- All confiscated pyrotechnics are scheduled for destruction in the coming days in coordination with the 17th Military Zone.
- Officials reported a saldo blanco for the season and said crews handled 16 New Year’s emergencies, fewer than last year, as inspections continue ahead of Día de Reyes.