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Diamond Wars | The Shadow World | 4
Manage episode 266349685 series 2007989
It’s the early 1950s and West Africa’s growing number of diamond smugglers is causing headaches for De Beers.
Faced with millions of pounds in losses, the diamond monopoly decides it’s time to get tough with the smugglers.
But while De Beers battles the illicit diamond traders, in the far east of the Soviet Union a new threat is brewing.
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Manage episode 266349685 series 2007989
It’s the early 1950s and West Africa’s growing number of diamond smugglers is causing headaches for De Beers.
Faced with millions of pounds in losses, the diamond monopoly decides it’s time to get tough with the smugglers.
But while De Beers battles the illicit diamond traders, in the far east of the Soviet Union a new threat is brewing.
Listen ad-free on Wondery+ here
Support us by supporting our sponsors!
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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