
Venezuela holds 13 and seizes tonnes of food in smuggling crackdown
Venezuela says it has arrested 13 people and seized 136 tonnes of food since it launched an anti-smuggling operation on its border with Colombia.Last Monday, Venezuela deployed 17,000 troops along the border and began closing all the crossings at night.The one-month ban will be lifted in mid-September.Before the restrictions, up to 40% of goods Venezuela subsidises for its domestic market were being smuggled into Colombia, the authorities said.The goods were being sold illegally in Colombia at much higher prices.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-28860010
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