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French custom officials stands near bags of seized black pearls on November 24, 2014 in Papeete, French Polynesia. French customs announced on November 24 they had achieved a record seizure of 190,000 black pearls, estimated at 318,500 euros, at the home of a 50-year-old drug dealer originally from Moorea, and island close to Tahiti, who had been recently released from prison. Custom officials carying out an ID check on the man at the ferry terminal of Papeete found in his possession 5,3 kg of pearls, then at his home found 327 kg of loose pearls, pearls scrap, banned from sale, 820,000 Pacific francs (6,900 euros) and a bit of methamphetamine. AFP PHOTO / GREGORY BOISSY (Photo credit should read GREGORY BOISSY/AFP via Getty Images)
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