🚨 **VENEZUELA GOLD OUTFLOW — KEY FACTS** 🚨
🟡 **113 TONS OF GOLD** sent from Venezuela to **Switzerland**
🇻🇪 ➡️ 🇨🇭 **(2013–2016)**
💰 **Estimated value:** ~**$5.2B USD** (≈ **4.14B CHF**)
🏦 **Source:** Venezuela’s Central Bank gold reserves
📉 **Why it happened:** Gold was sold to secure hard currency during Venezuela’s economic collapse.
⛔ **Exports halted:** After **2016**, no official gold exports were recorded post-2017, following EU sanctions later mirrored by Switzerland.
🔒 **Latest (2026):** Switzerland has frozen assets tied to **Nicolás Maduro and 36 associates** after his capture and U.S. charges. It remains **unclear** whether any frozen assets are linked to proceeds from these gold sales.
📊 **Transparency concerns:** The full trail, end destination, and beneficiaries of much of this gold remain under **international scrutiny**.
Sources cited: *Reuters* | *Business & Human Rights Centre*
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