Burkina Faso plans to withdraw some mining permits, junta leader says
Gold is the main export of the West African country.
Italian border police seized about $6 million worth of gold bars from a family returning to their home in Switzerland on Easter Sunday, the BBC reports.
Officers stopped the travellers’ car because it looked weighed down and searched it further when the adults — an Italian couple with three young children — started looking worried.
The shakedown revealed 12 gold ingots hidden underneath the car floor. Police have reported the driver on suspicion of money laundering.
A video of the gold cache can be seen here.
Image: BBC screengrab
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Josh
Too bad they weren’t able to use Bitcoin. It doesn’t weigh anything. 🙂
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