英语听力：自然百科 国家地理：钻石：黑暗的一面—4（在线收听） |
To avoid UN sanctions, arest and heavy fines, he shifted the stones on the false documents. Carrier was right with cash in the bank at Antwerp and went back with rough diamonds hidden in their body cavities. Together they tracks the orgins of r* stores. The g* travelled a twisted route back across Africa, ending up at Democratic Republic of Congo, before heading back to Antwerp. The illicit gems brought huge profits up to 500%, but if he could buy directly from the rebels in Sierra Leone, Saumel Sally could even make more money. To get to them, he needed to go to to their Liberian masters.-So why don't I go to the source, the most powerful man in Liberia? His name is Benjamin Y*. General Benjamin Y* was Liberia's fierce special security commander, accused of murder. He's now a wanted man in Africa.
-Very scary person. Dangerous fighter. He kills easy.
For gem smuggler Samuel Sally, dealing with Liberia's military chief was a worth of risk. But first, he'd have to gain the wily commander's trust.
-I attempted to start teaching him tennis. I did have a lot of conversations with him. Eat together; have drink together.
-The Libanon dealer ingratiated himself into Y*'s family.
-I was broke fence with his wife, his family.
Only then did he dare broach the subject of diamonds.
-I asked him to introduce me.
Even though he'd fostered a close relationship, the diamond smuggler still was unsure whether Liberia's security chief would lead him to the source of Sierra Leone's blood diamonds, or kill him for asking.
Diamond smuggler Samuel Sally worked his way into the inner cycle of the corrupted government. And the terrorist Liberian general was about to lead him to the source of Sierra Leone's blood diamonds. |
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