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. Venezuela fell into a severe economic recession of 2 oil prices dropped in 2014. The economy contracted by over a 3rd between 20132017. 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 buy 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 as. 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 cap they can reach the venezuelan border while evading police. The. Benefit of. The. Regulars you know but you know theyre ok because when you make it only going to come out of god 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 all right before the. But. You know. Also sussed 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. But. Once we arrive at the Meeting Point call us worries that it was a mistake to bring us very loud but we have the right thing. But when ive been im going to you know rather have an. Accident but how about that what has been the are down. I mean 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 oh i dont know whether but as i go there you know that i got out of it again its a great. Yes a lot of the really are. And they are saying that. You know this from them and those are the only thing i bring them because they get so little lonely and. This is no secret theres a sense i know you got me when it got 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 and 6 that is my take on. All of. This the soldier you know who came for you know you know the close oh no no no no. I got up i got up i you know. We got. The traffic this crowd around us to stop us from leaving. Well. 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. I mean look at. Their bomb i laid out what. Was. 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 of the hoffa a few illegally crosses over from venezuela to colombia. And then to van dam home. That right after mission. Although there is still another field to cross the group is now out of the soldiers 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 as they carried the from their hands. But theres not much. Of a bundle but ive got a bend over the bottom up or somehow you. Like it in and i know thank you. A. Little give. Me one of em if they say nothing on. Yes yes no i just. Thought oh yes i wanted to. With no focus on my fever. 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 you dont like thats about the money im going on here i know not read your poem i dont i am flacco its own medical without know where you know you are going to be a good account of how much you dont 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 lie is to you high down less to you of my love. Now the only thing worth learning is resourcefulness and its not without risk right here the defense like ill let you know the coming that annoys you ended up from way down and from more difficult by yes would that have a pop pop pop i. Dont care if you may not be out of it or. What it. Was not those. Alone if. You know me oh. But its a little gentle but a. 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 see top and village where few containers live side by. Side with the estimated 4000 inhabitants that everywhere cans of petrol sold illegally on most road sites. Jose luis has a fast a way to transport his contraband. Then im home i can. Follow. El battle going on. And what i love them a lot of us long in oclock oclock local what the. Owner of what its all said and the bottom up at that of what will finance it. But i can battle on my own which. There will not be an elderly man woman 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 it a lot i will follow him say at the end of the day. Hes leaving to collect food 1000 liters of fuel in venezuela. And. Say. Theres a deal that is so good up front that i think ill get the minnesota among all 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 yacht. At the thought of all the gold of the mafia lift up out of there. And they did a lot of. Good guess in a school. At the local i mean i felt a little 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 traffic is have to place than lookouts. As i dont have when im on a no no i get at least one thing at the end was what i. Do. Ok and the hospitals all over again above and below that level if you. Want to see all of that you know. Just. For the need to define this as a long problem with something awful and they are then i move a lot of you know theres a little plug for the dental the idea. By doing this hosain always risks a 7 Year Prison Sentence and the complication of his vehicle what almost 5600. 00. But i can proceed im going to put c. N. N. On today or is it the end of the day to buy at mco some program or a blanket that i got a note from him 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. Has been up until i was alone at the window. And then i start to use my so 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 im living out of the name will. Be a little gentle will go there and be out billions there are a process into later oh i dont plant back there a lot of risk and effort toward ban only list the lowest or so so much and im gonna go there marcial that on day. 5 of. Well money for someone stole the gun in the locker manister. From one semi and. What i. Saw last saw. Is not get. Out rob 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. Took a saturday im going to the moment. 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. Among the most for just. Must know somebody and telling when to sing my song the language of. Solomon fan i never thought of those i stand by them and will not only listen. Oh. Yes. They did. You know that they dont exhibit no need. To hear that you can never know when really no. 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 loto is an experienced trafficker. But of depo came out here they went to look at does anyone have a measure dadi is the model games yet these are joining. 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. Where about where you go to sleep. Wherever the end of i but what i. Was. All mean needed. To enlist but of. The team of smugglers are worried along with the usual soldiers theres a man they dont recognize a senior officer the man on the left with a red scarf for 10 years because they. Normally the traffickers offer the soldiers a bribe and would have to cross over the presence of an officer who they dont know complicates things. You know but i have a good outcome in most of those. Well if i guess another can afford to but i miss you and windows into both one 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 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 calculate often enough that a part of a civil case the elemental g. W. Delicate of us at very earliest and ive got a 7 iron is where you where will it get im in a complete come in or for those of us old enough. That. Im 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. His gas bottles hes exhausted. Right. When he was sitting. On a 1000000. And then a little are going. To break down for you. For. Forest of again maintain 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. Ok jaw but i saw i got press all the face. On it and i will. Go to. A class goes out in meaning out of the popeye like you know what it all mean. But. There was a little boy. His assistants main job is to push the motorcycle. League. 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