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HOLGUÍN, February 7 (Juan Carlos Garcell, APLO / www.cubanet.org) -
Police launched a series of raids directed against street vendors in the mining
town of Moa, Holguín province, January 29 and 30.
Several people who were trying to sell live pigs on the streets were
arrested January 29 for not having the proper authorization. They were released
several hours later and were able to keep their pigs; they were threatened with
1,500 peso fines.
On January 30, police directed their attention to trinket vendors. An
eyewitness, Próspero Gainza, a Moa resident, said police forced vendors
to open their cases, confiscated some items, and arrested the vendors.
Gainza said people selling produce could be seen running away ahead of the
police, but that some were nevertheless caught and their produce confiscated."We
will continue selling our stuff, because we need money to live, and when the
police come, we will continue to rely on the people, who are the ones who give
us the word so we are not surprised," one of the street vendors was quoted
as saying.
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