Eaves resulting in change we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in. Counting the cost on aljazeera. Venezuela a country in crisis. Hyper inflation 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 is way into thought into the severe economic recession of 2 oil prices dropped and 25. 00. The economy contracted by over a 3rd between 2002017. Inflation increased by more than 1000000 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 in venezuela its 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 paths they can reach the venezuelan border while evading police. The. Benefit of. The. Regulars you know but you know theyre ok because when you get the big legal drama of color colace and his cousin are meeting the venezuelan accomplices who will be arriving with containers filled with fuel. Going damaged if. You havent done a 5th in the. You know but. Also soft to film from a distance hes worried he hasnt told the other traffickers that we all 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. You might want to then im going to hear what others think of an. Accident but how about it what has been the are down there you. Know we hide in the bushes but we dont have to wait long 20 minutes later a few silhouettes appear at the edge of the cliff. First 5 then 10 then 20 then 30 all these men im nervous and exhausted theyve taken huge risks to deliver this fuel. For me. Oh. Oh. Oh i dont know whether the days i go there you know that i got out of it is again its a different. Yes a lot other than i am only out. They are saying that. You know this if you read them and those are the only thing i read them because they get so little. You see always go through theres a sense 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 doesnt believe that we are journalists. Not have enough. Money and. Were not. Going to let alone who can do business also you know who came for you know you know the close to the no no no no no. My god but i hope. They got. The traffic this crowd around us to stop us from leaving. Well. I dont know about it but you know. When i was about to get out and i went to go and that. Was. After 2 hours of ongoing we managed to calm the traffic is down they finally understand that were not here to turn them into the authorities. That were going to. Bomb why were not what about. 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 venice. To colombia i mean to van dam home. Food. That right under your argument im going to say although there is still another field to cross the group is now out of the saudis range the venezuelan traffic has begun to transfer the fuel to the colombian counterparts. Oh i know ive got. Some individuals werent even able to afford plastic containers which they carried the from their hands im. Very. Much on the board on that but ive got a bend over. For someone how you. Like that in and i know thank you. A. Little give. Me one of em if they say no wrong. Yes yes i just. Thought oh yeah theyre honest. With you know folks dont believe in my favor. Just. Like harry has 11. 00 per trip a fortune in todays might as well go for you to provide a forum for me im sorry my heart you dont like that i know im going on here i know not read your poem i dont i am flacco its own medical without waiting for you to be a victim with out how do you 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 employee id. Before the crisis broke out in venezuela all of these young people had a Bright Future those that it will but you get that i laos. Better lie is too high down the list to you of my low. Now the only thing worth learning is resourcefulness and its not without risk right here the defense accountability to the coming that annoys you ended up from way down and for a month defendant would that have a pop pop pop. Dont get you may not be out of it or. What it. Was not those. Alone. You know me oh. They saw it with animal behavior 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 sita and village where few containers live side by. Site with the estimated 4000 inhabitants that everywhere cans of petrol sold illegally on most road sites. Plus a luis has a fast a way to transport his contraband the same amount as if they did im home i can. Hold at the foot of the bottle. El battle. And what i love for example get a load of us along in oclock oclock local what the. Winner of what its all said and about are about about at that affordable finance it. But i thought a little long by which. They were not going to allow the men who were on ai say that affordable yalom at the Office Without it caught up with the lot. Ok i wanted out of them in the Oval Office Like this i went on it there are a lot i will. Say yeah at the end of the day. Hes leaving to collect food 1000 liters of fuel and venezuela. That. Was a deal that is so good up front that i think ill get them in a sort of im on top of the table to. Help you im on an obvious level of a good thing not so long. We got him thinking about the little boy if you. Want to get up on his heel. At the thought of all the mafia lifted up out of there. And they did a lot of. Good to us and hes still. At the look at all of you have a focal goal of the. Upon the end of the other little seal. Plus a new lease arrives at the border to collect the mood of contraband fuel waiting for him unfortunately police everywhere he takes a science route this route is much safer its his the traffickers have placed and lookouts. Some which i dont have and when im on the hour i get only one thing at the end result that i. Do. Ok you know about that also ill bet you can above and below the level if you. Want to see all of that you go. Yes come. Along. Yes as a follow problem with a lot of the art so i move a lot of you know theres a little plug for the penguin the idea. By doing this jose luis risks a 7 Year Prison Sentence and the complication of his vehicle was almost 5600. 00. But i can proceed im going to put c. N. N. On today or is it added to the by at mco some for a blanket that i got over here because one of the lookouts is missing from his post carefully moving forward plus a new we spots another he warns them the police are patrolling the area and then. You tell me where i live. I get it back and. Jose luis turns back hes not willing to take the risk. Of going up and said im over going at them again. And then i start to use. This man and women are part of the family of small time traffickers family they dont understand why the police are jeopardizing their business to them this is the only way to and i living out of the name will. Be a little gentle will go there and be out belittles ironic process into later oh i dont. Know a lot of it is going to point toward pan only list the lowest or so so much and im gonna go there marcial down the. Fiber. Well money for someone stole the gun in the local manager seems. Like you go. Solo stuff. Money. Does not get. That right rob theyve been here all morning the group of Police Officers and soldiers began their operation at dawn this river was turned into a makeshift Border Crossing it separates venezuela from colombia. This summer such as the singer palomino. Took a saturday im going to summon. Just a few hours ago a small stretch of rocks linked to the 2 shows together dozens of traffic is used this passage every day. The numbers for chess. Common must know something entirely in going to sing my song then i hang do much. As i want to sell them and then i never thought of those i stand by them in a book called honestly. Hope. Youre. Happy that. You know that they dont get there and then. They hear that you can never know when we agree no. Were not going to die. Oconnells and so say the contraband of choice is fuel. 25 year old andreas traffics gas across the border. And various doesnt know which side of the border he comes from hes nicknamed laurel the parrot because he is very talkative nordo is an experienced traffic. Jumper with a loss. Of depth of him out there when i look at those anyone. Can measure dadi is the model gaze yet these are joining. You. Every day and his accomplices make the round trip to venezuela but today there is a problem theyve 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 above i do but if we. Went over to the end of i but he made up what i. Was i wasnt going to. Call me anything. To enlist but of. The team of smugglers are more eat along with the usual soldiers theres a man they dont recognize a senior officer the man on the left with a red scarf were going to continue because right. Normally the traffic is off for the soldiers a bribe in order to cross over the presence of an officer who they dont know complicates things. You know but i have a little doubt. By the by thats another look at the what i guess you mean those intolerant by the. Sky our island chain got lima. 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. Other smugglers also take this opportunity to cross some of them are carrying unexpected goods like this car engine. And many. Many things have now become hard to get in venezuela even chickens poultry trafficking has become new crittenton but its not always easy. Or. Thereabout and let. This man drives nearly 100. 00 chickens per day across the border he earns almost 170. 00 for that amount of calculus and then a 3rd of a civil case hell a manager of a delicate opposite but your list and i got a 7 iron is where you are where will it get a medical become an offer that will get us old enough. To. Come 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 hes exhausted. They get along. When he was sitting. On a 1000000. And then a little are going. To break down you see it until you. Pay. 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. I mean ok jaw but its all i got but i saw the face. It odd little by. Little or it and i won a world like a going to go to. A last course of the kneeing at off road to the pub i like you know what it all mean. A little boy. With. His assistants main job is to push the motorcycle. League. Hybrid now its hard enough. When you know. Like i want to carry it on wait wait oh. My. God i hear oh dear oh dear. Oh. Yes it in a gasoline. Get out then it all in was going to. Give us a. Lot of. 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. You know. 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