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[โ€“] emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think it's a lot simpler than that. Venezuela has oil.

[โ€“] unexpected@forum.guncadindex.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yea.. but the drug markets are underground and include massive money laundering systems. It has often been claimed that the CIA and other black operations get funded this way.

But aside from that... the financial machinery is down there. My understanding is that that is what the Panama Papers was largely about. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Papers

Like how you can pay the local newspaper to print something for you. They got the equipment and system already.