The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 10th, 2001
Big Diamond, big trouble Dealer reflects on his fight with powerful leader for stone By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Sunday, June 10, 2001 Mbuji-Mayi, Congo -- The one he's rolling around in his fingers is nice -- 5.23 carats, nearly the size of a marble, pure and white. But the diamond that Alphonse Ngoyi Kasanji is talking about is the big one -- the one that got taken away. Kasanji holds thumb and index finger apart to illustrate: "Like this." He pinches a gap the size of a golf ball. And looks at the empty space, hard. Nearly 266 carats, the biggest diamond found in Congo in y...
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