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Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft #201514 07/31/2019 04:16 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 18,285 Likes: 33 Ohio ruralcarrier OP Traveler
OP ruralcarrier Traveler Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 18,285 Likes: 33 Ohio	DAILY HERALD STORY J.D.

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Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft ruralcarrier #201516 07/31/2019 05:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,670 Likes: 4 Vermont, North Carolina sxmmartini Traveler
sxmmartini Traveler Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,670 Likes: 4 Vermont, North Carolina	I believe the plane came from Venezuela?

Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft sxmmartini #201517 07/31/2019 05:32 PM
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OP ruralcarrier Traveler Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 18,285 Likes: 33 Ohio	Originally Posted by sxmmartini I believe the plane came from Venezuela? That is what is implied in the article. J.D.

Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft ruralcarrier #201518 07/31/2019 05:33 PM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,670 Likes: 4 Vermont, North Carolina sxmmartini Traveler
sxmmartini Traveler Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,670 Likes: 4 Vermont, North Carolina	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???

Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft ruralcarrier #201521 07/31/2019 05:51 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,905 Likes: 36 Rhode Island RonDon Traveler
RonDon Traveler Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,905 Likes: 36 Rhode Island	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.

Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft ruralcarrier #201524 07/31/2019 06:00 PM
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SammyM Traveler S Joined: Oct 2017 Posts: 933	They must have been heading to St. Barth's to have lunch at the Nikki Beach Bar. It's the only possible answer.

Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft ruralcarrier #201529 07/31/2019 06:22 PM
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joeandholls Traveler J Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 928 WMASS.	The Dutch Caribbean has long been a notorious middleman for Venezuelan gold.

Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft SammyM #201569 08/01/2019 10:38 AM
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,905 Likes: 36 Rhode Island RonDon Traveler
RonDon Traveler Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 4,905 Likes: 36 Rhode Island	Originally Posted by SammyM 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

Re: Gold Bars Found on Board Private Aircraft ruralcarrier #201573 08/01/2019 10:57 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,670 Likes: 4 Vermont, North Carolina sxmmartini Traveler
sxmmartini Traveler Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,670 Likes: 4 Vermont, North Carolina	This chart shows SXM top export is Gold to Belgium/ Luxembourg? https://oec.world/en/profile/country/maf/

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