Nairobi — Tanzanite crystal smuggling is back in full swing, a year after Tanzania had banned export of rough gemstone.
The country had set December 31, 2010 as the deadline for any official trade of unprocessed Tanzanite, the precious gemstone found only at Mererani, near Arusha.
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