She was head of a government office responsible for overseeing Xiamen's trade when the smuggling ring was active.

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Italian police recently exposed a smuggling ring in the Adriatic port of Bari, charging 16 people with selling illicit antiquities.

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The alleged head of a multi-billion dollar smuggling ring in south-east China has confessed and now faces trial, Chinese state media say.

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