Guatemala: Investigation Reveals Rise in Illegal Jade Trafficking that eludes Mining and Environmental Controls
Date of Publication
2020 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Environmental Security
Keywords
Illegal mining, Guatemala, Transnational Organized Crime, TOC, Border Security in CENTAM
Description
On Oct. 1, Guatemalan police seized a container with 10 tons of unprocessed jade that had been extracted near Morales, one of the most important cities in Izabal, a coastal department in the east of the country. Police arrested four crew members of the truck carrying the ore, according to Prensa Libre.
Guatemala: Investigation Reveals Rise in Illegal Jade Trafficking that eludes Mining and Environmental Controls
On Oct. 1, Guatemalan police seized a container with 10 tons of unprocessed jade that had been extracted near Morales, one of the most important cities in Izabal, a coastal department in the east of the country. Police arrested four crew members of the truck carrying the ore, according to Prensa Libre.
