5.75 kilos. Not an ounce more or a gram less. The total weight of four gold bars seized at Ivato international airport is as precise as the price of the precious metal, even if it can vary according to daily rates. A golden opportunity If the cargo was smuggled aboard, its discovery nevertheless became the subject of media and political buzz. Including on social networks, where the matter—literally and figuratively—quickly went viral. Comments flooded the web, where many internet users questioned whether the suitcase filled with gold belonged to the passenger departing for abroad or if she was merely a courier, paid handsomely by the true owner of the merchandise, who is reportedly an elected official. An "olomboavidy," as the late president Albert Zafy described corrupt officials. In any case, neither the identity nor the status of the woman arrested by the Presidential team, which gives the impression of being everywhere except nowhere, have been revealed, unlike what we've seen recently concerning other people caught in the act or suspected of preparing something. Silence is golden, seems to be the rule of...gold around this latest trafficking intercepted (but perhaps not dismantled) at Ivato, which is the main exit door to the outside world, but not only. Other airports and ports are often sieves for national wealth, but not only for gold which constitutes a safe haven. Particularly for traffickers, whether old hands or newcomers to illicit trafficking, which can be marked by continuity or change. For the refoundation regime, the seizure of four gold bars was an opportunity in...gold to boost its...rating, just as fluctuating as that of the precious metal.