Venezuela's Lost Gold: How Maduro's Regime Traded Central Bank Reserves for Spaghetti
Tras el rastro de las reservas perdidas del Banco Central de Venezuela: oro a cambio de espaguetis
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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Los implicados en la exportación irregular de los recursos minerales venezolanos han ido cayendo uno tras otro en los últimos meses, incluido Alex Saab, que controlaba el comercio a través de empresas turcas