Venezuelans Smuggle Food Across Border To Avoid Starving

More than 100,000 Venezuelans, some of whom traveled in caravans of vehicles during the night, crossed the border into Colombia over the weekend in search of food and medicines in short supply in their country.

Since the humanitarian crisis in the country was strengthened, many Venezuelans gave themselves the difficult task of traveling to the border with Colombia in the state of Cucuta, only in order to be able to get food so they could take it to their families.

Many citizens run the risk that in some police post the corrupt socialist national guard will be arrested and deprived of much of what they could acquire with much sacrifice in the neighboring country.

This practice was a slight relief for the food crisis, because more food products are obtained, but a new one emerges which is the high cost of these imported foods.

The current problem is that many Venezuelan merchants sell the products 100 or 200% more expensive, if we put as an example, making basic purchases to survive costs around $ 300 and currently the minimum wage is $ 6. This causes the same problem of poverty applied from another angle.

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