They accused Nicolás Maduro of taking eight tons of gold from the Central Bank of Venezuela during the last week.

February 28, 2019

The opposition reported that the extraction took place irregularly, leaving no trace.

The The legislator Ángel Alvarado and the sources of the Venezuelan government, denounced that "at least eight tons of gold left the coffers of the Central Bank of Venezuela in the trucks of the oficialismo to presumably be sold out of the country.

"They took gold in four vans through doors three and four of the bank, using an act dated last year to mislead," said Alvarado. He added: "They intend to sell it smuggled out of the country"

The legislator said all the maneuvers took place last week and the people involved were supported by government vehicles. This has been confirmed by three government sources.

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The transfer of bullion from the reserves and the lack of regular guards occurred during the trip of Calixto Ortega, president of the Central Bank of Venezuela.

The United States, seeking to close the Maduro administration financially, imposed sanctions and ordered international gold buyers to stop doing business with their government.

Bullion sales are almost the only alternative for Maduro to obtain cash, the decline in oil revenues and the closure of almost all international financing options because of the severe sanctions imposed by Washington to put pressure on its withdrawal from power.

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Some 20 tons of gold monetary ceased to be in the hands of the issuer in 2018, according to BCV's balance sheets. By the end of the year, there were about 140 tonnes of gold in the reserves, the lowest volume in 75 years, according to official data.

In the Bank of England, there are still 31 tons of gold from the Central Bank of Venezuelaand made arrangements to remove them. But the South American country's foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, has denounced the fact that the British entity maintains the badets of Venezuela blocked.