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Afghanistan
Up to $5 billion smuggled to Iran from Afghanistan in 2018: official
2019-06-17
We’ve seen reports like this before — I seem to recall an incident when they were transporting the money in trash bags, there was so much wandered off with.
[KhaamaPress] A bigwig has confirmed up to 5 billion U.S. Dollars were smuggled to Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan, the abbreviation IRGC is a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA), the term Supreme Guide is a cognate form of either Shah or Führer or maybe both, and they hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
from Afghanistan during the year 2018.

The official speaking on the condition of anonymity has told BBC’s Afghanistan service that the U.S. Dollars are being smuggled through official channels.

The official further added that the authorities have received credible financial information in this regard.

This comes as the issue of the smuggling of U.S. Dollars to Iran from Afghanistan has became a hot topic following the revival of U.S. sanctions on Iran.

According to reports, billions of U.S. Dollars are being smuggled to Iran each year which helps the Iranian regime maintain a financial balance against the imposed sanctions.

Meanwhile,
...back at the chili cook-off, Chuck reached for the green sauce...
two Iranian educational institutes are operational in the country which according to reports receive payments in U.S. Dollars or Euros only.

The bordering regions between Afghanistan and Iran has long been used for the smuggling of human and drugs but the smugglers have also resorted to smuggling of Dollars during the recent years.

This comes as the Afghan government prohibits the transportation of cash amounting more than 10 thousand U.S. Dollars and demand trade documents for amounts exceeding $10 thousand.

Reports regarding the smuggling of U.S. Dollars emerge as the rate of Afghanis against each U.S. Dollar has reached to 80 in open markets which is considered historical for the past 20 years.
Posted by:trailing wife

#1   Cash smuggling and profiting off the exchange rate difference is making people as much as 30%. Earlier article that fleshes-out what seems to be happening. I can see where this might be a risky venture.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-06-17 08:41  

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