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[EFerrari]

Venezuela seizes 1/2 ton milk and chicken from clinic

Mon Feb 18, 5:45 AM ET

CARACAS (Reuters) - Shoppers in oil-rich Venezuela often can't find basic food items in stores but the government of President Hugo Chavez on Sunday turned up a huge stash of milk and chicken in a private health clinic.
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Inspectors from the consumer protection agency Indecu found the shelves of the upscale Caracas Policlinica Metropolitana stocked with half a tonne of milk and a similar amount of chicken.

Indecu coordinator Jesus Benavides told reporters the products had been illegally diverted from a chain of state-run subsidized grocery stores, which sell primarily to poor Venezuelans who form Chavez's support base.

The clinic will face fines for violating an anti-hoarding law Chavez passed last year and a possible criminal investigation, Benavides said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080218/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_venezuela_food_clinic_1