Venezuela under Maduro shipped gold worth $5.2 billion to Switzerland

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a copy of the Venezuelan constitution while he speaks during a meeting with members of the Venezuelan diplomatic corp after their arrival from the United States, at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela January 28, 2019. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

ZURICH, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Venezuela ‌transported gold worth almost 4.14 billion Swiss francs ($5.20 billion) to Switzerland during the early ‌years of the leadership of ousted President Nicolas Maduro, customs data shows.

The South ‌American country sent 113 metric tons of the precious metal to Switzerland from 2013 - when Maduro took office - to 2016, according to data reviewed by Reuters.