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15 Dec 2019

Author:
Insight Crime,
Author:
Insight Crime,
Author:
Insight Crime

危地马拉:调查显示翡翠走私绕开了矿业和环境管控,中国为主要目的国

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“翡翠,危地马拉犯罪活动的新核心”,2019年12月16日

……曾被称为可卡因走廊的危地马拉东部沿海地区现因途经当地的翡翠走私路线变得声名狼藉。翡翠是一种价值较高的在中国热销的宝石。检察官办公室的调查显示,翡翠的非法开采和运输得到了高级政府官员的支持。

10月1日,危地马拉警方查获了一只装有10吨翡翠原石的集装箱。这些翡翠原石从莫拉莱斯(Morales)附近地区开采而来。莫拉莱斯是危地马拉东部沿海省份伊萨瓦尔省(Izabal)最重要的城市之一。根据《自由新闻报》(Prensa Libre)的报道,警方逮捕了运载原石卡车上的四人。

检察官怀疑走私活动背后有政治势力的影响,因为走私犯需要绕开矿业和环境管控机关,才能把翡翠从伊萨瓦尔省的圣托马斯德卡斯蒂利亚港(Santo Tomás de Castilla)运出去。

近年来,中国对翡翠的需求激增。翡翠在中国被视为财富和好运的象征……

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