Tacy Ltd., Israel
Aug 8 2004
DIAMOND SMUGGLING RING BROKEN UP IN BASHKIRIA
August 08, 2004
Russia’s Federal Security Bureau (FSB) has broken up a criminal ring
engaged in illegal gemstones trade in federal republic of Bashkiria,
according to the Novosti Russian news and information agency.
According to the FSB directorate for Bashkiria, several local
residents arranged transfer of diamonds and emeralds from fields in
Siberia and the Ural region to be smuggled out to Armenia for cutting
over a period of three years.
From: Baghdasarian