Gardaí seize €35k of fireworks over Halloween period

Operation Tombola set up to deal with the marked increase in the use of illegal fireworks in Dublin this year in advance of October 31

Fireworks seized by gardaí in Ballymun, Dublin, last week. Picture: Garda Info/Twitter

Over the Halloween period, gardaí seized over €35,000 worth of illegal fireworks — about €5,000 more than this time last year.

Operation Tombola, which aims to prevent and detect the sale of fireworks in Ireland, was launched nationally on October 1.