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Second Conflict Diamond Arrest.(import laws in diamond industry)(Brief article)

Jewelers Circular Keystone

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By Rob Bates

In the second conflict diamond-related bust in the span of a few months, federal agents seized 957 diamonds in Wilmington, Ohio, allegedly imported in violation of the 2003 Clean Diamond Trade Act.

The diamonds, worth $10,848, were discovered during a routine inspection, reports say. The diamonds were allegedly sent from a company in Spain to another in Indiana. According to authorities, the shipment did not have the proper Kimberley Process documentation.

Meanwhile, the first conflict diamond bust turned out to be a dud. Federal ...

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