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Former diamond miner exec admits possession of $38m worth of cocaine

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 05, 2013 | 5:23 pm Europe Latin America Diamond 

Gareth Hopkins, a former executive for a diamond mining company in Sierra Leone, pleaded guilty to possession of almost $38 million (€29m) worth of cocaine he intended to sale. The man, who has been in trial in Ireland since June...

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