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Yarno Ritzen, Al Jazeera Investigative Unit

Zimbabwe to investigate gold smuggling after Al Jazeera expose

The Al Jazeera investigation shows different gangs using gold as their preferred method for laundering money [Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters]

The government of Zimbabwe says it will launch investigations into several people involved in gold smuggling and money laundering following the release of an undercover Al Jazeera investigation showing high-ranking officials involved in the illicit gold trade.

Gold Mafia, a four-part series by the Al Jazeera Investigative Unit (I-Unit), shows among others one of Zimbabwe’s highest-ranking diplomats offering to launder large amounts of money through illegal gold smuggling.

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