Remember we are pretty sure we caught (with the help of some sharp eyed aviations folks) Haftar swapping US cash for Venezuelan gold bars, then swapping for Malian gold then storing it in Basel? Here is some good background info. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
What's counter intuitive is that the UAE is a major center for smuggling gold bullion. Unless somebody is vewwy, vewwy angwey at you for losing a war. Haftar has squirreled away money in Serbia, Jordan and Georgia according to criminal investigators. reuters.com/article/us-gol…
Not that Maduro's gold is any cleaner than Haftar's gold but it is harder to find and seize if you are subject to a UN, US or EU asset ban. insightcrime.org/news/analysis/…
If they put you under sanctions and they tag your gold then...it gets hard to move it. Maduro has 31 tonnes of gold trapped in the UK. reuters.com/article/us-hea…
Gaddafi's Gold is a popular internet scam and mystery. The idea is that there is an overdue storage bill and you can get the gold is a good Nigerian scam. There is also the "charter a jet to DRC from Wilson to pick up gold" scam in East Africa. qz.com/africa/1009354…
Gold or rather "artisanal gold" and war go together. Just like artisanal diamonds, coltan etc. Here is a great map of the DRC. ipisresearch.be/publication/ma…
