leave the transportation up to us
Perhaps a down payment for protection money?
Oh why not? - Stalin did something similar to Republican Spain!
President Chavez has explained the move as an act of sovereignty that will protect Venezuela's reserves from global economic turbulence.I wonder if they'll have a parade when the gold goes to Russia?However critics say it is expensive and unnecessary.
Venezuela plans to bring home around 160 tonnes of gold, worth more than $11bn (£7bn).
"The gold is returning to where it was always meant to be: the vaults of the Central Bank of Venezuela," Mr Chavez said.
Hundreds of troops lined the route to Caracas as a convoy of armoured security trucks escorted by military vehicles carried the bullion to the bank.
'Historic act'
Officials said the gold had come from European countries but did not say how much was in the first shipment, citing security concerns.
Central Bank chief Nelson Merentes said the return of the gold to Venezuela was a "historic act".
"It has historic value, it has symbolic value, and it has financial value," he said.
Since you’ve been gone, all that’s left is a plane of gold...
Tuesday on a Russian airline’s Boeing 777
Now thats some funny Chit
Perhaps Maduro is planning on skipping the country and taking the gold with him for his own persona stash.
Wouldn’t surprise me in the slightest.
Hopefully this is the last step before he tries to flee the country.45
Why put it all on one plane? Think what happens if it crashes in the ocean.
Putin has dumped tens of billions of dollars propping up Chavez and Maduro. He’s getting some of it back before Maduro falls.
“It’s leaving on a jet plane.
Won’t see it coming back again.
Oh babe Socialism can really blow.”
Our “friends” the Russians. Putin puffers will be here in 4..3..2..
If someone tells you there is nearly a billion dollars worth of gold on a plane....better search the ships and cargo trucks.
It’s like a capitalist’s fall of Saigon.
Gotta get the gold out before the collapse.
assume metric ton (20000000/31)*$1300=$838709677.42
He’s getting the hell out of Dodge and robbing the bank beforehand.
Fortunately, he can not take the oil.
He can not take the military
They should kill him today
leave the transportation up to us