Year: 2008

A citizen of Georgia has been caught trying to smuggle $200,000 worth of loose diamonds into Israel. Upon landing at Tel Aviv, the man collected his luggage form the carousel and headed for the green “nothing to declare” lane. As he passed though the lane, customs agents became suspicious. Upon inspecting his case, they were astounded to find a substantial amount of loose diamonds, worth $200,000. The man is suspected of trying to smuggle loose diamonds known as blood diamonds – diamonds sourced from countries were they are traded to fund conflicts, primarily in Africa.
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