Units of the Panama Fire Department and  the  Civil Protection System (Sinaproc) supported by the National Police carried out searches on Friday and  Saturday in the provinces of Panama, Coclé and Panama Oeste to detect illegal sale of firework as part of a campaign to reduce injuries to children during  Christmas and year-end celebrations.

According to Major Juan De Arco, Deputy Director of the Fire Department's Security Office "The sale of pyrotechnic devices is prohibited for temporary positions and peddling, "