The police checked a fireworks sales stand in Sierning (Steyr-Land district) on New Year’s Eve. A 16-year-old Romanian teenager who had just bought several rockets was also checked.
The boy had 51 class F3 firecrackers and 19 class F4 firecrackers in his backpack. His mother brought these for him from the Czech Republic. F3 and F4 may only be used by pyrotechnic professionals with appropriate training and official approval.
The firecrackers, some of which had no CE marking and no warnings in German, were seized. The teenager and his mother are reported.
