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Vietnam

Ground-Off Serial Numbers and Fresh Certificates: The Diamond Smuggling Case That Sent Vietnam's Biggest Jeweler to a Five-Year Low

All a smuggled diamond needs to become legal is a certificate. In the ring Vietnamese police just busted, the man issuing certificates allegedly ground off GIA inscriptions and printed new reports — at a lab wholly owned by PNJ, Vietnam's largest jeweler.

Vietnam

Smuggling Gold Into Vietnam Carries Up to 10 Years in Prison. People Keep Trying.

Four Vietnamese passengers hid 31 suspected gold bars in their bras and underwear on a flight from Taiwan. Hanoi customs caught them using X-rays and risk profiling. Bringing gold bars into Vietnam is illegal — the maximum sentence is 10 years.

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