Merchants and uniformed men They faced blows and stones during the operation carried out this Thursday morning at the Oaxaca Supply Central.
The city’s Municipal Police had to leave amid tear gas bombs, after the confiscation of articles of pyrotechnics that they sold without permission from the authority.
This is the second operation against sellers of rockets on public streets, which are established illegally on the Periférico in front of the largest market in the state capital.
The vendors asked for the help of their fellow tenants and while they repelled the stones, The police had to use tear gas canisters to be able to leave the area, carrying the illegal merchandise in their patrols.
The merchants blocked the Periférico in protest and made firearm detonationsHours later they removed the road closure.
The city council of the capital issued a statement stating that the operation was to safeguard citizens, no detainees were reported.
Yesterday, in another operation coordinated by state and federal forces, five thousand explosive pieces and 35 kilos of gunpowder were seized.