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NEW: Illegal gold flowing through Miami is a ‘direct threat’ to U.S. national security, Rubio says hrld.us/2OS9CNQ
For more on how America’s demand for gold is helping fuel illegal gold mining in Latin America and propping up regimes like Nicolas Maduro's in Venezuela, read our #SmugglersParadise series here: hrld.us/2YbIs6j
The @miamiherald and @elnuevoherald partnered with @InfoAmazonia, @RunRunesWeb, @CorreodelCaroni and @decorrespondent on the #SmugglersParadise series, which was aided by the Human Rights Foundation and the Dutch Fund for Journalism Projects.
ICYMI: Venezuela’s vast gold deposits, which could go a long way in easing the pain of millions nearing starvation, is being pillaged outright by a consortium led by strongman Nicolás Maduro and his inner circle. trib.al/UWwNi1z
For more on how Venezuela's 'blood gold' industry is helping prop up the Maduro regime, and how Miami plays a role, read our #SmugglersParadise series here: hrld.us/2YbIs6j 
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Why is Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro still in power? The country’s oil industry has collapsed, his people are starving and his government is increasingly isolated. But Maduro has one cash cow left: Gold. (THREAD) #SmugglersParadise
America’s demand for the precious metal is helping fuel Venezuela’s illegal gold mining trade. Venezuela’s ‘blood gold’ is being smuggled, and Miami, the center of the anti-Maduro movement, sits at the very heart of the scheme. #SmugglersParadise miamiherald.com/news/nation-wo…
American consumers are unwitting players in a vicious game. Organized crime groups and members of Maduro’s National Guard have taken over villages and turned them into gold mining hells, exploiting workers and killing residents with impunity. #SmugglersParadise
