SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Multiple sources - Sudan seized 241 kg of gold on suspicion of smuggling operation

10/5/19: Multiple sources – Sudan seized 241 kg of gold on suspicion of smuggling operation

Sudan Tribune

Reuters

Sudanese Rapid Support Forces seized 241 kilograms of gold from a plane that landed in Khartoum on Thursday in an investigation into possible smuggling. The plane had departed from Nile River state, the RSF said.

 General Othman Mohamed of the RSF said that only 93 of the 241 kilograms had been cleared for export, adding that the duty is to “bring this large quantity to the Sudanese central bank.” The status of the remainder is unclear.  

 Gold mining is one of the main sources of foreign currency in Sudan. 70% of output is estimated to be smuggled abroad as producers try to evade regulations requiring them to sell gold to the central bank in local currency at a price far below the black market rate.