“They opened the boxes and served themselves as if they were shopping. Odile Brégand, president of Restos du Coeur in Perpignan, is "revolted". For the third time in less than a year, one of the 22 distribution centers in the Pyrénées-Orientales belonging to the association founded by Coluche, was fractured and the foodstuffs stored there were stolen.
One hundred kilos of meat, 80 trays of frozen fish, nearly 1,200 yogurts, bricks of soup, 60 bottles of shampoo, 200 boxes of pâté, 180 chocolate bars, 480 portions of cheese, 88 kg of cooked dishes, 80 packets of coffee , tuna salads ... The scale of the flight, which occurred on the night of January 4 to 5, is significant. "Given the quantity of products stolen, it was not to fill a fridge, but to resell", protests Nelly Rocquet, the manager of this center located in the Vernet district of Perpignan.
Gifts from beneficiaries too
“There is no longer any respect. We attack our centers and steal food that we offer to the most needy. But how can we rob the poorest? ", Alarmed the president. Christmas gifts for the children of beneficiaries who had not yet been distributed have been opened. Thieves stole those that were to their liking.
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