30 December, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. More than 28 thousand units of pyrotechnic products were seized in December 2011 in the Vitebsk region, Vladimir Pranko, Deputy Head of the Public Order and Prevention Department of the Internal Affairs Directorate of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, informed a BELTA correspondent. During the period from 9 to 29 December, employees of the region's internal affairs bodies and interested departments conducted 145 raid operations, during which 28 administrative offences related to the illegal circulation and use of pyrotechnic products were identified. More than 28 thousand units of these products with a total value of Br48.4 million were seized. Pyrotechnics were seized in Vitebsk, Orsha, Polotsk, Sharkovshchyna, Braslav and Lepel districts. "Raid operations to identify illegal points of sale for pyrotechnics will continue in the first days of January," noted Vladimir Pranko. On the eve of the holiday, he reminded about the need to observe safety measures when using pyrotechnic products to avoid accidents. -0-

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