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Well, they didn't actually seize anything here, they figured out that some shipment from China was going to hospitals instead of being intended for resale, then
by Natsu 7y ago
Well, they didn't actually seize anything here, they figured out that some shipment from China was going to hospitals instead of being intended for resale, then let those hospitals have it once things were straightened out.
The only question is how this transaction got wrongly flagged to begin with.
- coleca 7y agoFrom the article it sounds like it was a pretty clandestine operation to begin with. He admits to paying 5x the normal prices for the masks, was picking them up in trucks marked as food service, taking different routes, etc. This is exactly the kind of shady transaction the government should be investigating. It could have just as easily been some price speculator buying those masks for all the Feds knew. Once they were assured it wasn't they let it go. The speculation about DHS was a little vague. The doctor explains at the end of this short interview that he was actually appreciative of the FBI for intervening and why they did: https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/04/20/dr-andrew-artenstein-fbi-questions-masks-purchase-intv-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/coronavirus/ https://www.cnn.com/videos/health/2020/04/20/dr-andrew-arten...