41.   The intelligence chiefs angrily denied reports of the illegal export of weapons-grade nuclear materials from Russia and other former Soviet republics.

42.   The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday reiterated that Russia is taking all the steps necessary to curb the illegal export of nuclear and dual-use technology.

43.   The illegal export of valuable metals and other natural resources has soared in Russia in the past few years.

44.   The World Trade Organization ruled earlier this year that the current program is an illegal export subsidy, as the European Union claimed.

45.   The WTO in February ruled that it was an illegal export subsidy.

46.   Hanoi has reacted by attempting to ban illegal exports to China and to ship more rice from the southern regions to the north.

47.   Illegal exports of precious minerals and gems are also thought to be worth many millions of dollars a year.

48.   In sentencing, Judge Nigel Clarke told Bennett the damage caused by the illegal export of fossils could be incalculable.

49.   Inadequate policing could be allowing the illegal export of South African arms to countries such as Burundi and Rwanda, Deputy Defence Minister Ronnie Kasrils said Tuesday.

50.   Ironically, critics of the government have alleged in the past that the armed forces benefit from the illegal export of timber.