With the mass exodus of Sierra Leonean diamond miners into Liberia, New Democrat has gathered that over 75 per cent of Liberia's diamonds being extracted in the western region are being exported to neighboring Sierra Leone, causing Liberia to lose millions of dollars in revenue.
According to local diamond brokers, briefing a high powered government delegation led by Lands and Mines Minister Patrick Sendolo on a tour of Liberia's diamond mining sites, too many diamonds are being illegally exported to Sierra Leone.
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