US EditionGuyana to Crack Down on Gold Smuggled in From Venezuela at the Urging of the US Government
- Guyana has committed to combating gold smuggling from Venezuela due to U.S. government pressure, as stated by President Irfaan Ali.
- Local officials suspect Venezuelan-sanctioned gold is being mixed with Guyanese gold for illegal sales.
- The U.S. Embassy in Guyana has suspended the visas of several miners suspected of smuggling gold.
- U.S. Ambassador Nicole Theriot praised the cooperation between the two countries on border security.
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Guyana to crack down on gold smuggled in from Venezuela at the urging of the US government
Guyana has pledged to crack down on gold smuggled across the border from neighboring Venezuela at the urging of the U.S. government.
Guyana’s president, Irfaan Ali, reported that he took steps to block gold smuggling from Venezuela, which he said was aimed at financing the regime of Nicolás Maduro. Ali said at an event on Friday night as a preamble to the 249th anniversary of U.S. independence, where he warned “all his allies” about Venezuela’s serious threat of gold smuggling. Ali said his government is “adapting resources to ensure that the threat of illicit gold smuggling,…
Guyana’s president, Irfaan Ali, reported that he took steps to block gold smuggling from Venezuela, which he said was allegedly aimed at financing the government of Nicolás Maduro. Ali said at an event on Friday night as a preamble to the 249th anniversary of U.S. independence, where he warned “all his allies” about Venezuela’s serious threat to gold smuggling. Ali said his government is “adapting resources to ensure that the threat of illicit g…
Guyana moves to block smuggling of Venezuelan gold
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The government of Guyana has taken steps to block Venezuelan gold from being smuggled into the country to help finance the administration led by President Nicolás Maduro. President Dr Irfaan Ali said on Friday that the Guyanese government had reminded “all of its partners” about the serious threat posed by Venezuela’s gold smuggling activities. “We’ve received that advisory today and we want you to know that we’re putti…
Pres. Ali pledges "enormous resources" to uproot gold smuggling from Venezuela - INews Guyana
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday night committed to putting the necessary measures in place to curb Venezuelan gold from being smuggled into Guyana. This comes after Guyana received a warning from the United States earlier on Friday about the threat that this illicit activity poses by funding the Nicolás Maduro regime. Speaking at a […] The post Pres. Ali pledges “enormous resources” to uproot gold smuggling from Venezuela appeared first on INe…
US warns about gold smuggling from Venezuela
Ali says Guyana taking action Following concerns raised by the United States, Guyana last evening notified that it was putting measures in place to tackle gold being smuggled here from Venezuela to mix with this country’s metal. The article US warns about gold smuggling from Venezuela appeared first on Stabroek News.
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