13 years ago 13 years ago

Isreali dealer expelled over Zim diamonds

by Charles Rukuni 13 years ago13 years ago

A member of Israel’s Diamond Exchange, David Vardi, was today expelled after attempting to smuggle illegal Zimbabwe blood diamonds worth about $200 000 into the country. Spokesman Assaf Levin said that his organization “will not tolerate dealing in blood diamonds.” Initial reports had said that Vardi was caught with diamonds valued at $140 000.

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Posted by Charles Rukuni

The Insider is a political and business bulletin about Zimbabwe, edited by Charles Rukuni. Founded in 1990, it was a printed 12-page subscription only newsletter until 2003 when Zimbabwe's hyper-inflation made it impossible to continue printing.

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