Is Venezuela patronizing Blood Diamonds?

"...And while the government claims there are no gems to certify, it's probably no coincidence that the exports of next-door Guyana—which has barely increased its mining in the past two years—have mysteriously shot up by the same amount that Venezuela's have dropped. "It's all contraband," says Venezuelan trader Alfonso Avendaño, who argues that the Venezuelan government has left traders like him with no choice but to work with illicit gems..."

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