Aljazeera. Venezuela a country in crisis. Hyperinflation political instability said very 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 ticks. Lucidly dependent on oil revenues venezuela fell into a severe economic recession of 2 oil prices dropped and 2014. The economy contracted by over a 3rd between 202017. 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 im 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 traffickers. 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 or by crossing cap they can reach the venezuelan border while evading police. The. Benefit of. The. Regulars you know but you know theyre over to give you the big legal drama of god carlos and his cousin are meeting the venezuelan accomplices who will be arriving with containers filled with fuel. Going damaged or the gas you havent found a 5th or life before in the. You know. Hamas also suffered to film from a distance hes worried he hasnt told the other traffickers that we are 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 that i would be i think i think. But when i have been im going to hear what others think of it. But i doubt that what has been the are down. Im not going to 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 that is going to go there you know that i got out of it again its a. Yes a lot of the really are. Thank. You know this random and of the night with them because they get so little lonely and. Go through this incident i know you got me when it got yours and hamas as well as 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 to cover. All. These things also you know who came for you know you know the cost of the no no no no no. No no. Because we got. The traffic this crowd around us to stop us from leaving. Well. You know. When i was you know. How i 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. I mean. By why were not what. The Death Threats are forgotten the traffickers continue their march each carrying almost to. He leaves his on his back in just a few moments a ton and a half a few illegally crosses over from venezuela to colombia. And then debate down her mom. That right after mr bennett. Although there is still another feels to cross the group is now out of the soldiers range the venezuelan traffic has begun to transfer the fuel to that colombian counterparts and. I feel like you know. Some individuals werent even able to afford plastic containers things they carried the from their hands. But theres not much. That i bought on that but ive got a bend over the bottom up or somehow you. Like it in and i know thank you. But its a little do you. Think one of you know if they say nothing on composite yes yes i think you. Thought oh yeah theyre honest. With you know folks dont believe some of the. Just. Like harry has an 11. 00 per trip a fortune in todays might as well go for you know what are for after me im buying my house when i guess i know im going to be our no no no my the one i am flacco its own medical with im not waiting for your data going 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 into or yeah. Before the crisis broke out in venezuela all of these young people had a Bright Future those that i will but you didnt but i laos. Better than i used to you i down less still you have my love. Now the only thing worth learning is resourcefulness and its not without risk right here to get that 2nd letter to the coming that annoys you ended up from way going to and from what defendant would that have a pop pop pop. Dont get you may not be a they dont know. Why they called it the oh. No those. Alone. I know you know me oh. But hes a little gentle 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 side with the estimated 4000 inhabitants that everyway cans of petrol sold illegally on most road sites. Cosi luis has a faster way to transport his contraband the same items that then the. Road at the foot of the bottle. And bottle can also. And what i love for example give a lot of us along in a club at what the what the. General of what is all the center but im not at the top of the finance it. But i thought on long island which. They were not going to allow me maybe one on a ill say that affordable yeah im at the Office Without it caught up with a lot of. Ok i want out of them in the Oval Office Like this ill make a lot how will. They say yeah the ending of the day. Hes leaving to collect food 1000 liters of fuel in venezuela. And. Say. Its a deal that is all good all right i think ill get them in a sort of im on top of the table to. Help you im not obvious of a good thing not so long. We got him thinking about the little boy if you. Want to get up on his. At the got hold of the mafia lift it up out of there. And they did a lot of. Good guessing they still. At the local i mean i felt a little the. Upon the end on the call the other little seal. Plus a new lease arrives at the border to collect the loot of contraband fuel waiting for him unfortunately police everywhere he takes a science route this route is much safer its his the traffic is have to place than lookouts. So we can look at how you. Know you can at least one thing at the end was what i. Do. But ill get a little south of the 2nd above and below that level if you. See all of the you know. Just the. Long suffering of the fire. Problem with something awful and they are someone i really love you know as a little bengal the idea. By doing this hosain always risks a 7 Year Prison Sentence and the complication of his vehicle was almost 5600. 00. But i can proceed on going up and see where they are is it added to the by at mco some program or a blanket that i got over 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 there at the window. And then i start to yes. Man and woman 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 the name will. Be a little gentle although there are a lot of billions there are a process into later online and not beyond back there a lot of it the effort toward ban only list the lowest or so so much im gonna go there marcial that on day. 5 of. The money for some sort of the i got on the knuckle managed. From or some. What i. Saw was that our. Money. Is on our get. Out run have 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. Somebody im going to summon. Just a few hours ago a small stretch of rocks links the 2 shows together dozens of traffic is used this passage every day. But. The numbers for just. Common must know something in telling when to sing my song the language my. Solemn and then i never thought of as i said im going to look down on us and. Hope. You. Get it. You know that they dont get there and then. They hear that you can never know when really you know. 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 buddha he comes from hes nicknamed laurel the parrot because he is very talkative nordo is an experienced trafficker. With analysts. That op ed or that became our it when i look at those anyone going to. The major dadi is the model again these are joining. Every day and auto 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 the end of my butt he made up what i. Was. All mean it. Was a rare i. Relish but of. The team of smugglers are more eat along with the usual soldiers theres a man they dont recognise a senior officer the man on the left with a red scarf for 10 years because they. Normally the traffic is off for the soldiers a bribe in order to cross over the presence of an offer. So who they dont know complicates things. You know i but i have a good outcome in most of those. Well if i guess another can afford to but i guess you mean those gentlemen both. 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. And. Other smugglers also take this opportunity to cross some of them are carrying unexpected goods like this car engine. And. 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 unless. This man drives nearly 100. 00 chickens per day across the border he earns almost 170. 00 for that amenity calculus other than the threat of a civil case the elementary level delicate opposite but your list and i got a certain. It where you where would it get them in a complete come in or for those of 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. The money was sitting. On a 1000000. On a little are going. To break down you see it until you. Pay this. Forest of again rank them into places. 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. Ok jaw but its all i got press or the base. For it and i would like an arsenal up by the go to. A rascals out in meaning out of the popeye like you know what it all mean. A little who. Was. His assistants main job is to push the motorcycle. Ive had enough. For you to. Live. Like they want to get in their own way ledo. Keep. My. Eyes narrowed joe down. Yes it in a gasoline. You know that there are limits going to bond out of getting. 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. For this month at least nordo will be able to feed his family. One of the last remaining ancient forests in Southeast Asia is a lifeline to hundreds of lumberjacks and drivers. We follow their treacherous journey as they work through extreme conditions. To gather and transport this dangerous but precious cargo risking it all. On aljazeera. 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