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US sting catches honey smugglers

Call it a case of honey laundering.

Honey bees walk on a moveable comb hive in Beltsville, Maryland, August 22, 2007. US officials said Wednesday they had mounted a sting operation against two major firms illegally importing honey from China and selling it on the American market, avoiding $180 million in anti-dumping duties.

US officials said Wednesday they had mounted a sting operation against two major firms illegally importing honey from China and selling it on the American market, avoiding $180 million in anti-dumping duties.

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  • yik

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    Discussion 1 : 21 Feb 2013 at 12.251

    'Honey laundering', 'sting operation' involving Chineses bees ... colorful phrases, what next? Illegal ice-trading in Greenland?

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