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louis venezuela a country in crisis. hyperinflation political instability said their debt and chronic food and medicine shortages. once the wealthiest country in the region venezuela is mired in the worst economic crisis and its history. almost exclusively dependent on oil revenues and there's a way to fall into a severe economic recession after all prices dropped and $24.00. the economy contracted by over a 3rd between 200-2017. inflation increased by more than 1000000
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a cent the cost of basic commodities like flour and milk skyrocketed some venezuelans turn to the trafficking of fuel to make a living. they found a good source of accomplices and buying is here in neighboring colombia. fuel costs $1.00 cent per liter and venezuela it's resold for more than 30 times its original price in colombia a real opportunity for traffic is. the colombian village of one freo lies near the venezuelan colombian border here smuggling of the trade passed from generation to generation. carlos and his cousin 20 years old. every day they take the same route through paddy fields just a few kilometers away by crossing camp they can reach the venezuelan border while
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evading police. from. the. benefit of. the. regulars you know but you know they're over to be going in with the big legal almost cult of calo son his cousin meeting the venezuelan accomplices who will be arriving with containers filled with fuel. going damaged if. you haven't done a fair. but . you know.
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also soft to film from a distance he's worried he hasn't told the other traffickers that we are with him but. he also just found out that there are soldiers patrolling the area. using gestures he explains that the police could shoot at us. once we arrive at the meeting point call us worries that it was a mistake to bring us very loud but i think i think it will make when i've been i'm going to you know rather have an. accident but how about that what has been the odd . i mean hide in the bushes but we don't have to wait long 20 minutes later
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a few silhouettes appear at the edge of the cliff. first 5 then 10 then 20 then 30 all these men i'm nervous and exhausted they have taken huge risks to deliver this fuel. on me. oh. oh. oh oh oh. oh you know that i got out of it again it's a great. yes a lot older than i am only out. they are saying that.
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you know this president was known as nice with them because they got so little known living in. go through this incident i know you got me when it got no 100 percent when i was i mean someone who. is going to plan until the leader of the venezuelan traffic arrives he does not believe that we are journalists. not have and that is my take on. all. this the soldier who came for you know you know the close to the no no no no no. i got up i got up i hope. you got. the traffic this crowd around us to stop us from leaving. well.
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i don't know about it but you know. when i was about to get out and i went. out there was. after 2 hours of ongoing we managed to calm the traffic is down they finally understand that we're not here to turn them into the authorities. i mean the photo. bomb i went out what. was it. the death threats off of goats and the traffickers continue their march each carrying almost 50 leaves his on his back in just a few moments a ton and a half a few illegally crosses over from venezuela to. i need to be a good camera mom. that
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right i know you are going to think although there is still another field to cross the group is now out of the soldiers range the venezuelan traffic has begun to transfer the fuel to that colombian counterparts. oh i feel like you know. some individuals weren't even able to afford plastic containers they carried the from their hands i'm. not much. of a gun but i've got a bend over what about for someone how you. like it in and i you know thank you. a . little give. me one of em if they say nothing on. yes
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yes i just. thought oh yeah honest. with you know folks don't believe some of the. just. like harry has an $11.00 per trip a fortune in today's might as well when you know what are put up for me i'm buying my house when i got about a month i'm going on here i know not i don't know my though and i am flacco its own medical without know where you are going to be a good account of how much you don't know you know call me later medical mom family i look these up at us and drop us a law oh so i got a young man maybe not i do not buy into or yeah. before the crisis broke out in venezuela all of these young people had a bright future those that i will but you didn't but i laos. better than i used to you high down the list too you have my little. now the only thing worth learning is resourcefulness and it's not without risk right here the defense are
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going to let you know the coming that annoys you ended up from way down and for more difficult by yes what that love about papa. don't give you a not better they don't know. what it. was not those. alone if. you know me oh. but it's a little gentle but a. while these traffickers carry the fuel on their backs some have found more elaborate ways at the foot of the mountain between colombia and venezuela is a small village it lies in what has been described as one of the most high risk buddhas unlocked in america. quest to see top and village where few containers live side by. site with the estimated 4000 inhabitants that everywhere comes a petrol sold illegally on most road sites. plus
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a luis has a faster way to transport his contraband sam i was offended then i'm home i can. hold at the foot of the bottle the way you. go. and battle going on. and what i love all jumbled them a lot of us long in o'clock o'clock local what the. general or what is all i said ended but i got up ok well at that no one will finance it but i can battle on my own which. they will not the merely maybe you will only ask that affordable yalom at the office without their pockets and a lot of. it i want out of them in the oval office like this i'll make a lot i will. say yeah at the end of the day. he's leaving to collect food 1000 liters of fuel and venezuela.
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was a deal that is so good last night that i think i'll get them and it's one of my most are over the table to. help you i'm on an obvious level of a good thing. we got here and they come up with their little you see. what i can only see. at the battle over the mafia lifted up out of there. and they did a lot of. good guessing they still. at the local i mean i was a little below the. obama and beyond the call of the other little seal.
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plus a new lease arrives at the border to collect the mood of contraband fuel waiting for him unfortunately police everywhere he takes assigned route this route is much safer it's him that traffickers have to place than lookouts. as i would just look at by when i'm on the wall i get only one thing at the well that i. do. and a little salt i'll bet they're going to pump and will know that i wanted to. see all cargo. yes come. along for they never did this as a low problem little thing on a day off so when i grew up i mean oh yeah he says a little of the penguin the idea. by doing this post say no we some risks
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a 7 year prison sentence and the compass cation of his vehicle with almost $5600.00 . but i can proceed on going up on c.n.n. today as it had to do that by at mco some program on a blanket that i got a note from him just one of the lookouts is missing from his post carefully moving forward plus a new we sponsor another he warns them the police are patrolling the area on the phone. to tell me when i'm out of the. navy and if i can. close a luis tons back he's not willing to take the risk. i
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stood up and said i was going to come in. and i start to yes. this man and woman are part of the family of small time traffickers family they don't understand why the police are jeopardizing their business to them this is the only way to earn a living on the name will. be a little gentle the literal i don't know 1000000000 was all right it must have seen that later oh i don't plant back let alone american effort toward ban only who still will store so someone around all their marcial that on day. 5 but. no money for someone sold the are going on the local manager seems. what i. saw was thaw. is on our get. out rep have been here all morning the group of police officers and soldiers began their operation at dawn this river was turned
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into a makeshift border crossing it separates venezuela from colombia. this summer such as the singer palomino. some of the i'm going to the moment. just a few hours ago a small stretch of rocks links the 2 shows together dozens of traffic is used this passage every day. among the most for just. coming must know something in telling when to sing my song the language of. solomon fan i never thought it was i somebody in the book can't honestly. tell. you. that it was you know that they had to get there and then. they had to you can never
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an experienced trafficker. with a loss. but our peril depo came out here when i look at does anyone. dadi is the model again these are joining. you. every day laurel and his accomplices make the round trip to venezuela but today there is a problem they've just spotted some men in uniform and on the opposite shore venezuelan soldiers no no calls one of his accomplices on the other side of the border. well about where your buddies lead. where no into the end of i but he made up what i.
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was. all we needed. was a rare i. relish but of. the team of smugglers are more eat along with the usual soldiers there's a man they don't recognize a senior officer the man on the left with a red scarf for 10 years because they. normally the traffic is off for the soldiers a bribe in order to cross over the presence of an offer. so who they don't know complicates things. you know i but i have a good outcome in most of those. well if i guess another can afford to but i miss you and windows into my boat dock one sky our island chain got lima.
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on the opposite shore motos accomplice indicates that the coast is now clear the soldiers are gone no no is free to go and collect his gas bottles from venezuela. and. other smugglers also take this opportunity to cross some of them are carrying unexpected goods like this car engine. and. many things have now become hard to get in venezuela even chickens poultry trafficking has become new crittenton but it's not always easy. or . thereabout unless. this man drives nearly $100.00 chickens per day across the border he earns almost
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$170.00 for that amenity calculus other than the threat of a civil case the elementary level delicate opposite but your list and i got a sudden. we were no where would it get them in a complete come in or for those of us old enough. that at that. time out of. this small trafficking business allows a dozen people to and i live and. he left just 2 hours ago but loto is already back with his gas bottles he's exhausted. the money was sitting there. on a 1000000. and then
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a little are going. to break down you see it until you. pay this. or to stop again maintaining a presence for. $9.00 and he sells them for double that price the profit will allow him to support his wife and the new born baby. jesus stuff well. ok jaw but it's all i got praise all the base. will order it and i want a world like i was all about the want to go to. a
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i have no doubt you are. yes it in a gasoline. you know that there are limits going to fall out of this. to. almost all of the inhabitants of the villages along the border have turned to trafficking work is scarce in this region and unemployment overwhelming they see no better options but to smuggle.
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