31. Preci also cited the illegal private export of fuel from Albania to Yugoslavia, circumventing an international embargo during the Bosnian war. 32. Several North Korean diplomats based in Zimbabwe and neighboring Zambia have received diplomatic immunity from prosecution for illegal export of ivory and rhino horn in the past decade. 33. Teledyne pleaded guilty last month to illegal exports, admitted the zirconium was for use in bombs and denied any U.S. policy endorsed the sales. 34. Swiss federal prosecutors announced last month that they were probing charges of espionage and illegal export of materials and technology to the program. 35. The activists also worry that corrupt officials may turn a blind eye to illegal exports. 36. The commission passed a resolution calling on Norway to respect a worldwide moratorium, report stockpiles of whale meat and clamp down on illegal export. 37. The Commission already warned London about the illegal exports last week, writing to warn Britain about inadequate checks of slaughterhouses and meat transportation companies. 38. The commission later passed a resolution calling on Norway to respect a worldwide moratorium, report stockpiles of whale meat and clamp down on illegal export. 39. The Commission said it has asked Britain to explain the latest reports and to outline what steps it will take to counter the illegal exports. 40. The European Union head office in Brussels, Belgium, said last week that it had uncovered evidence of illegal exports of British beef. |