{"id":11538,"date":"2014-04-08T13:20:54","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T13:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/?p=11538"},"modified":"2022-01-27T06:47:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T06:47:17","slug":"industry-news-synthetic-colombian-emeralds-ukrainian-cartel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/industrynews\/industry-news-synthetic-colombian-emeralds-ukrainian-cartel\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry News: Synthetic Colombian Emeralds and the Ukrainian Cartel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Industry News: Synthetic Colombian Emeralds and the Ukrainian Cartel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/emerald_fullsize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/emerald_fullsize.jpg\" alt=\"Emerald\" width=\"512\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/emerald_fullsize.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.gemstoneuniverse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/emerald_fullsize-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a> Emerald<\/p>\n<p>Rough Polished reports: Several years ago, the agents of the Ukrainian Security Service intercepted a large parcel of smuggled Colombian emeralds at the Borispol Airport in Kiev. 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