No food, medicine, sewer/water, electricity, gas... the looting starts in Venezuela.

Ciudad Bolívar militarized by looting attempts
Inhabitants of the region protested the shortage of food in the area and the delay in delivery of CLAP boxes
For THE NATIONAL
DECEMBER 27, 2017 07:26 AM | UPDATED ON DECEMBER 27, 2017 07:42 AM

With patrols of tanks, abundant deployment of state security forces, closed settlements and rumors of looting, Ciudad Bolivar awoke yesterday, after Christmas, as a result, at least, of a confirmed looting and two other attempts on Monday in the night in which there were at least 22 detainees.

"After 1:00 in the afternoon, most of the businesses located in the municipality of Heres closed their doors to rumors of looting. In the case of Paseo Orinoco, the presence of the Bolívar State Police was maintained," said journalist Pableysa Ostos.

Precisely a year after the looting episodes, what happened again repeated in several locations in the city. The abnormal situation of disturbances was registered in the sectors Los Coquitos and Las Moreas, reported regional media.

The event began in the Licores El Sordo trade with an irregular distribution of alcoholic beverages to prevent looting; however, the disturbance also happened hours later, Ostos reported.

"People opened gaps and looted what was on the site. Today December 26 the warehouse was guarded by the GNB a few meters there were people waiting for them to retire to enter again. After 1:00 in the afternoon, the officials left the place and once more people entered the shed to see what they rescued between the broken bottles and the damage that was left. ", He said.

Between the attempts opened a gap to the wall of an Asian supply located in the redoma of the psychiatric, where also were destroyed. To the wholesale distribution market, Makro, in addition to the gap, knocked down the fence of the premises. Both attempts were frustrated by the Bolivarian National Guard, regional media reported.

Inhabitants of the region also protested the intense shortage of food in the area and the delay in the delivery of food boxes subsidized by the government, CLAP.

http://www.el-nacional.com/noticias/sucesos/ciudad-bolivar-militarizada-por-intentos-saqueo_216858

They were promised Christmas toys and pernil (pork legs), if they voted in the recent elections. Instead, they got dog chew toys and excuses for why their votes were not paid for as promised.

Merry Christmas, Chavismo style!