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May 23, 2003

U.S. Troops In Iraq Find $34M In Gold

Personally, I think our folks in uniform should get a finder's fee for things like this ... say 6%? From The Wilmington Morning Star / AP:

American troops confiscated gold bars valued at $34 million from a truck in northern Iraq, defense officials said Friday.

The truck carrying 1,600 gold bars was stopped at a military checkpoint near Qaim, a northwestern city near Iraq's border with Syria, Pentagon officials said.

Posted By Newshound at May 23, 2003 10:35 AM | TrackBack

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