Posted By: sxmmartini
Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft - 07/31/2019 09:20 PM
I believe the plane came from Venezuela?
Posted By: ruralcarrier
Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft - 07/31/2019 09:32 PM
I believe the plane came from Venezuela?
That is what is implied in the article.
Posted By: sxmmartini
Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft - 07/31/2019 09:33 PM
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-from-central-bank-sources-idUSKCN1RL247 The jewelry stores in SXM would have had a large inventory of gold to make jewelry???
Posted By: RonDon
Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft - 07/31/2019 09:51 PM
That reuters article says not only has gold been taken from banks but also gold stored in other countries. Maybe the gold on that plane was in SXM and they were attempting to move it elsewhere? Or was it found on a plane that had landed in SXM? That would mean maybe they were attempting to hide it on the island.
Posted By: SammyM
Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft - 07/31/2019 10:00 PM
They must have been heading to St. Barth's to have lunch at the Nikki Beach Bar. It's the only possible answer.
Posted By: joeandholls
Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft - 07/31/2019 10:22 PM
The Dutch Caribbean has long been a notorious middleman for Venezuelan gold.
Posted By: RonDon
Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft - 08/01/2019 02:38 PM
They must have been heading to St. Barth's to have lunch at the Nikki Beach Bar. It's the only possible answer.
I don't know. I don't think they had enough for lunch there. lol
Posted By: sxmmartini
Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft - 08/01/2019 02:57 PM
This chart shows SXM top export is Gold to Belgium/ Luxembourg?
https://oec.world/en/profile/country/maf/