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NYT Ties Trump's Venezuelan Gold Imports to Criminal Networks

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The Times traced the gold entering the United States back to miners in places like El Callao, a historic mining town in Venezuela's Bolívar state, where workers are compelled to pay protection fees to criminal organizations that dominate the industry. Residents in the mining areas have seen little benefit from the expanded trade, with reporting finding that increased mining activity has only worsened already inadequate public services.

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The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat. Source

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The U.S. authorities, apart from oil, wanted access to gold reserves in Venezuela, but when they purchased the metal, they had problems with mining irregularities, writing The New York Times.

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Crisis Group broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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