LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metro Police Illegal Fireworks Task Force have seized more than 8.5 tons of illegal fireworks—or 17,260 pounds to be exact—following the Fourth of July.
The seizure of illegal fireworks has been underway since the middle of June as part of the joint-agency Illegal Fireworks Task Force with Las Vegas Fire & Rescue and the Clark County Fire Department.
Police said as of Friday morning, 229 citations have been written.
Now that the Fourth of July has come to an end, police said all fireworks—regardless of their "Safe & Sane" status—are now illegal to set off in Clark County.
Police are asking the public to continue reporting illegal fireworks to www.ISpyFireworks.com.
What happens after illegal fireworks are confiscated?
It was a busy 4th of July for @LasVegasFD. 🚒⁰⁰The You Light It, We Write it Joint Taskforce confiscated almost 8 tons (16,000 lbs) of illegal fireworks. 🎆⁰⁰Watch the video to see what happens to all of the illegal fireworks once they’re confiscated. 👀⁰⁰Las Vegas Fire &… pic.twitter.com/IXdrkyfcqG
— City of Las Vegas (@CityOfLasVegas) July 5, 2024
