In this Monday, March 9, 2015 photo, Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard officers handle seized merchandise that was being smuggled as others stand guard during a mission to stem the flow of contraband in San Antonio, Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro almost daily blames the smuggling as a tool used by his enemies and business elites fighting an economic war to oust his socialist government from power. (AP Photo/Eliecer Mantilla), APTOPIX