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TexasTowelie

(112,128 posts)
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 02:52 PM Dec 2016

Venezuela Seizes Nearly 4M Toys, Will Give Them to Poor Kids

Venezuela's socialist government has seized nearly 4 million toys from a private company and says it intends to hand them out as Christmas gifts to poor children this holiday season.

The country's fair pricing authority seized the toys from three warehouses run by Kreisel, Venezuela's largest toy distributor, on Friday. Two company executives were detained on suspicion of promoting price speculation.

Agency director William Contreras alleged that Kreisel underreported its inventory in order to sell some toys at higher prices. Kreisel has not commented officially beyond responding to Twitter messages of support.

Contreras said the seizure would teach companies "that you can't play with the rights of Venezuelans."

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/venezuela-seizes-4m-toys-give-poor-kids-44109129

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Venezuela Seizes Nearly 4M Toys, Will Give Them to Poor Kids (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2016 OP
Piece of shit authoritarian government n/t Marksman_91 Dec 2016 #1
1/20/2016 flyfreebird Dec 2016 #3
Chrstmas gifts, Bolivarian-style. Make sure you thank your COLGATE4 Dec 2016 #2

COLGATE4

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2. Chrstmas gifts, Bolivarian-style. Make sure you thank your
Sat Dec 10, 2016, 05:06 PM
Dec 2016

government, kiddies for all the toys they didn't buy you.

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