Maletas con oro: “Aduana no controla”, experto sugiere militarizar aeropuerto de Viru Viru “para qu

#Live Suitcases full of gold: “Customs has no control,” expert suggests militarizing Viru Viru airport “to enforce controls” 189 kilos of gold, valued at $25 million, were seized at Viru Viru airport. The gold was intended to be smuggled on a charter flight to São Paulo and then on to Dubai. A 20-year-old named Adrián Lema Roca was attempting to smuggle it out, but how did it pass through customs? For security expert Omar Durán, this incident is regrettable because it involves illegally removing state resources to evade taxes. “They take gold out to avoid paying royalties to the state… this damages the national economy,” he stated. Durán points out that this once again exposes the lack of control at some customs points: “There are no controls; they take it out evading regulations,” he said. The analyst points out that in this case, “there are more people involved,” since he doesn't believe a 20-year-old could possess this amount of gold, valued at $25 million. “They use young people for smuggling and drug trafficking… trying to smuggle it out by air reveals they have connections… the gold is leaving Bolivia, there's no control,” he stated. Customs, in a statement, admitted that it was the aircraft's crew who noticed the presence of 189 kilos of gold; in response, Durán says that the National Customs Service “isn't doing its job.” He believes that if the government keeps questionable individuals in Customs, it demonstrates complicity in these irregular cases. For Durán, the fact that they tried to smuggle the gold on a charter flight reveals that there were contacts to arrange the flight to São Paulo and then on to Dubai. “The gold doesn't belong to the 20-year-old,” he said. Given these instances of “lack of control” at Viru Viru Airport, the expert states that “Viru Viru Airport should be militarized” to ensure proper controls are in place. #DTV #National #redgigavision #bolivia #bolivianews #lapaz #oruro #beni #national #live #dtv ##bolivia #lapaz #live #bolivia #lapaz #beni #live #oruro #redgigavision