Authorities are investigating a sophisticated syndicate suspected of smuggling hundreds of kilograms of alluvial gold out of the country via Jacksons International Airport. An estimated 300 kg of gold, valued at tens of millions of kina, may have been illegally exported since 2021, exploiting significant security vulnerabilities at the airport’s rear check-in scanners and airside...

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