HOW 7.4 TONS OF VENEZUELAN GOLD VANISHED FROM UGANDA

On 19 June, the Wall Street Journal carried an article saying that on 2 early-March flights, at least 7.4 tons of gold with a market value over $300 million moved from Venezuela to a refinery in Uganda, it appearing that the Maduro government exported the ingots.  It says that gold sales said to be one of the government’s final financial lifelines. The gold that arrived in Entebbe passed through African Gold Refinery Ltd. in a compound at an international airport before being exported to the Middle East, Ugandan police say.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-7-4-tons-of-venezuelas-gold-landed-in-africaand-vanished-11560867792

Author: raytodd2017

Chartered Legal Executive and former senior manager with Isle of Man Customs and Excise, where I was (amongst other things) Sanctions Officer (for UN/EU sanctions), Export Licensing Officer and Manager of the Legal-Library & Collectorate Support Section

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