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South America's Black Market Trades Gas for Cocaine

Venezuela has the world's cheapest gasoline and criminal gangs are shipping gas every day to Colombia, where gas is much higher, in exchange for cocaine.

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South America's Black Market Trades Gas for Cocaine
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South America’s Black Market Trades Gas for Cocaine

Venezuela has the world’s cheapest gasoline, at only $0.06/gallon. As a result, criminal gangs are shipping up to 100 tankers of gas every day to Colombia, where has costs $4/gallon. How is this gas being paid for? You guess it, cocaine.

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