Venezuela's Maduro pledges action on women's hair thieves
17 Aug ANN.Az
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called on the police to act
against gangs that are stealing women's hair.
The thieves sell the hair sometimes stolen at gunpoint to salons
where it is used for extensions and wigs.Attacks appear to be on the
rise, especially in the country's second largest city Maracaibo, local
media report.
Mr Maduro used strong language against what he called "mafias that
cut girls' hair".Speaking at the inauguration of a train station in the
capital Caracas, he said the government would guarantee that the thieves
would be caught.Several women have reportedly been targeted, being asked
to tie their hair into ponytails so that gang members can easily cut it
off.
However, the BBC's Irene Caselli in Venezuela says authorities are
yet to receive any formal complaints.One victim told a local newspaper
that she refused to report the case to the police because she feared
being teased. |