02/13/2020 - 15:12
- Clarín.com
- Society
The Police of Spain said that the Argentine marriage detained in that country for selling and distributing homemade pizzas "did not have the hygienic conditions" and gave details of how family entrepreneurship worked.
“They had created a company in their home garage, in the Azuara region (Zaragoza). They had freezers, labeling machines and even their own logo and name: it was called Pizza Aragón, ”said Serafín Giraldo, spokesman for the Spanish Police.
He also pointed out that the couple's entrepreneurship had “a great diffusion through networks” and “a lot of success” , since “it was restaurant suppliers” and “they got to distribute in 50 shops ” throughout the country. "They had been a few years and in the area they were well known, " he said.
In a dialogue with TN , Giraldo said that Argentines "are free" although they are accused of a "crime against public health because they did not have hygienic conditions." Nor did they have "licenses and permits for that activity" and "did not pay taxes."
The oven detected in the home of the Argentines.
He also clarified that Argentines will not be deported. “They are provisional freedom awaiting the appropriate trial. It does not weigh on them any expulsion order nor any one was initiated, ”he said.
The spokesman acknowledged that "it is more a problem of bureaucracy than of health," since "there were no people intoxicated."
“I have to admit that many times the bureaucracy necessary to open a business goes to boredom for someone who wants to do it. The truth is that in public administrations the necessary bureaucracy is tremendous, ”he admitted.
The Argentine GPS, 46, and his wife, CEC, 45, had been arrested on February 10, an investigation of more than a month. As it transpired, in the last year they had distributed 12 thousand kilos of pizza in 22 provinces. For the transfers they turned to courier companies with vehicles that did not meet the necessary conditions (refrigerator or isothermal).
The marriage was accused of crimes against public health.
The provinces in which so far it has been possible to verify the reception of this product would be Alicante, Asturias, Almería, Barcelona, Burgos, Cádiz, Castellón, Girona, Guadalajara, Huesca, Jaén, Lleida, Madrid, Málaga, Murcia, Navarra, Salamanca, Soria, Teruel, Valencia, Zamora and Zaragoza.
The affected establishments are dedicated to hospitality, catering, hotels, pizzerias, campsites, swimming pools, organization of events and individuals.
