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Venezuela has 20 tons of gold ready to ship. But where is it going?

Speculation about the stockpile began after politician Jose Guerra tweeted that a Russian Boeing 777 had landed in Caracas to spirit away gold from the country's central bank vaults.

Was it just another outlandish comment from a politician trying to draw attention to the plight of crisis-torn Venezuela?

Perhaps not. A person with direct knowledge of the matter told us that 20 tons of gold had indeed been set aside in the central bank for loading.

Here's what we know so far: