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Letter: Will black food market touts pay the price?

Dear Editor, Re: “Trunk Trade,” News, Aug. 11. Now that we know of the illegal activities going on in Richmond (i.e.
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food black market
Food-sharing website Weee! and Wechat, a popular Chinese messaging app, have become the major platforms for a black market that has individuals and groups buying and selling all types of food, such as meat, dry goods, desserts, dumplings, fired dishes, soups, hot pots and seafood. Customers buy out of the trunks of cars, such as an undercover Richmond News reporter did last week (above).Sometimes, the items are delivered to homes. Photo by Graeme Wood/Richmond News

Dear Editor,

Re: “Trunk Trade,” News, Aug. 11.

Now that we know of the illegal activities going on in Richmond (i.e. Uber in Chinese and car trunk dealings in food), what is going to be done about it? 

It seems to me, that if the law is broken, charges should be laid.  Will this happen?

Joanne Teraguchi

Richmond