Venezuela's Lost Gold: How Maduro's Regime Traded Central Bank Reserves for Spaghetti

Summary

An investigation traces the irregular export of Venezuela's mineral resources, including gold from the Central Bank's reserves, exchanged for basic food goods such as pasta. Key figures implicated in the scheme, including Alex Saab — who controlled the trade through Turkish front companies — have been arrested in recent months. The scandal exposes the Maduro government's use of opaque networks to drain the country's strategic reserves amid an ongoing economic and political crisis.

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