

A Shenzhen Customs officer displays diamonds seized from smugglers in the photos released yesterday. Shenzhen Customs, working with customs in nine other cities, cracked a diamond smuggling case worth 3.88 billion yuan (US$569 million). A total of 121 suspects were arrested and 2,520 diamonds, more than 4,000 carats of broken diamonds and 158 pieces of diamond jewelry were seized. (Story on P3)Courtesy of Shenzhen Customs |