They are crazy.
A 30-person crew allegedly stole 133 tons of chicken from a government-run facility in Cuba and peddled it on the street to buy technology and equipment.
The “fowl” game was played by shift leaders, IT workers and security guards at the Havana plant, according to a state release on Friday.
Authorities did not say exactly when the 1,660 boxes of meat flew off the coop but suspect it happened between midnight and 2 a.m. on a day when temperatures in the cold facility were fluctuating.
Surveillance footage captured the truck transporting the chicken off the site.
Perps take to the streets to sell chickens and use the money to buy refrigerators, laptops, televisions and air conditioners.
The popular chicken is a rationed commodity in the Communist country and has become increasingly difficult to obtain in recent years. Cuba has been experiencing a years-long economic crisis that has led to shortages of food, medicine and fuel.
A crew of 30 people stole more than 130 tons of chicken from a state facility in Havana, Cuba and sold them on the streets, state media reported. Reuters
Chickens are rationed in Cuba and are harder to come by because of the economic crisis which has led to shortages of food, fuel and medicine. Getty Images/iStockphoto
The seizure was not chicken feed — it was equivalent to a full month’s chicken rations for a medium-sized province, according to Rigoberto Mustelier, director of government food distributor COPMAR.
Large-scale theft is rare on the Caribbean island but crime has increased since the COVID-19 outbreak.
Suspects, including others unrelated to the facility, could face up to 20 years in prison.
With Postal wire
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
