When put up against the perverbial wall (shut out entirely from conventional supply streams) one must resort to unconventional means of acquiring the real Yellow deal. After all limited supplies are rationed with the bulk allocated to those privileged few members of the insider circle club. Could be the parties interested in acquiring Gold are forced to resort to covert deals to keep their hoards safe from club members who would eventually tag these stashes for future confiscation......
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http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/02/reports-jet-loaded-with-millio.html
"A Gulfstream jet seized by Congolese authorities suspected of being used to smuggle gold from rebel-controlled strongholds is apparently owned by a North Texas aviation firm owned by Southlake philanthropist David Disiere, records show."
"Authorities in eastern Congo seized millions of U.S. dollars and gold and arrested four foreigners including an American suspected of gold-smuggling, an official said Tuesday.
Provincial Governor Julien Paluku said the arrests were made Thursday after a car chase from the Goma airport."
Paluku said the suspects had arrived in Goma with a large sum of money to buy gold.
"This plane, which had on board four businessmen: an American, a Frenchman and two Nigerians, was sent from Abuja with the special mission of buying gold," he said.