The National Police, through the TransMilenio Mass Transportation Group, carried out a series of control and prevention operations during the end-of-year season, achieving the seizure of approximately 11,011 units of pyrotechnic material in several stations of the transportation system.
The controls were carried out on the Décima, Centro, Caracas and Quito trunks, with specific interventions at stations such as San Victorino, Ricaurte, Voto Nacional and Hortúa, where gunpowder ready to be sold or manipulated informally was detected and removed.
During these operations, six summonses were imposed on citizens for the handling and transportation of these elements, in application of Law 1801 of 2016, which regulates security and citizen coexistence. According to the authorities, this type of behavior represents a direct risk to the safety of users and the infrastructure of the transportation system.
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In a broader balance, the Bogotá Metropolitan Police reported that during the entire month of December, more than 3.3 tons of gunpowder were seized and 265 summonses were imposed as part of control operations in different areas of the city.
More than 1️⃣1️⃣ thousand units of gunpowder were seized at 4 stations @TransMilenio.
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Bogota CityThis pyrotechnic material would put the safety of users at risk by being transported illegally and without the necessary conditions for its handling. pic.twitter.com/Rv8fjpak4z
— Bogotá Metropolitan Police (@PoliciaBogota) January 4, 2026
The National Police reiterated its call to citizens not to handle or transport pyrotechnic material, especially in public spaces with high influx of people, and invited citizens to report any situation that puts safety and coexistence at risk within the mass transportation system.
These operations are part of the Police strategy to guarantee the safety and mobility of TransMilenio users, especially during the holidays, when the use of illegal gunpowder increases significantly.