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Caribbean-Latin America
Germany check bust stirs questions in Venezuela (Iran involved? Check)
2013-02-05
Ay-Peeee.
Venezuela's opposition is demanding that the government explain how a former Iranian official ended up with a check in Venezuelan currency worth about $70 million.
whoops!
Venezuela's opposition coalition said in a statement on Monday that the government should clear up why the Iranian had a check for 300 million Venezuelan bolivars that was found by German customs authorities.

The German newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported in its Sunday edition that the man who was trying to enter Germany with the check was Tahmasb Mazaheri, Iran's former central bank chief.
"it was a .....gift"
The weekly reported that customs officials at Duesseldorf airport found the check in his luggage on Jan. 21 upon his arrival from Turkey, and that Mazaheri told authorities the money was to be used for the construction of 10,000 apartments funded by the Venezuelan government.
"In... Berlin...that's the ticket! Perhaps it's just rats deserting a sinking ship while Hoogo is on life-support"
Posted by:Frank G

#3  "By the way, which direction is the Swiss border?"
Posted by: mojo   2013-02-05 22:41  

#2  Traveling expenses
Posted by: European Conservative   2013-02-05 18:25  

#1  Money laundering.
Posted by: Pappy   2013-02-05 12:02  

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