Facing a similar problem, the Pentagon used 21 C-130 Hercules cargo planes to haul $12B to Iraq. Admittedly, the Pentagon only had to ship pallets of $100 bills, not gold bars.
Surprisingly, federal auditors are now suggesting that some or all of the cash may have been stolen, not just mislaid in an accounting error. U.S. officials claim often didn't have time or staff to keep strict financial controls, so millions of dollars were stuffed in gunnysacks and hauled on pickups to Iraqi agencies or contractors.
Surprisingly, federal auditors are now suggesting that some or all of the cash may have been stolen, not just mislaid in an accounting error. U.S. officials claim often didn't have time or staff to keep strict financial controls, so millions of dollars were stuffed in gunnysacks and hauled on pickups to Iraqi agencies or contractors.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/13/world/la-fg-missing-...