Sunday, February 11, 2007

Police target street peddlers

FROM CUBA
Police target street peddlers

SANTA CLARA, Cuba - February 4 (Rigoberto González, Cubanacán Press /

www.cubanet.org) - Police and inspectors from the commerce department
targeted street peddlers in Santa Clara on January 30, imposing fines as
high as 70,000 pesos and confiscating merchandise.

The largest number of peddlers were found on the front stoops of houses
in the streets in the vicinity of the San Miguel market.

Among other goods, police confiscated eggs, garlic, onions, tomato
paste, canned goods, candy, bicycle parts and vegetables.

http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y07/feb07/09e1.htm

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