CAR: Global Witness Warns of CAR Diamond Smuggling

Jun 26, 2017 | Joshua Freedman, Diamonds.net
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A representative from the organization posed undercover as a diamond trader to gain “unprecedented access” to those involved in smuggling diamonds out of CAR, it said Thursday. During the year-long investigation, it found that sellers and middlemen were tagging potential buyers in Facebook posts and then using private messages to develop relationships and negotiate deals.