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salinaslayer ago

https://www.diamonds.pro/cushion-cut-engagement-rings/

This is what made me think "pillows" could mean "diamonds", I agree it's still a sketchy interpretation, but "cushion cut diamonds" is a common term, I doubt these people would be getting payment in uncut diamonds as that would require them to procure a good cutter and there are only so many, also they are concentrated around Antwerp

I wonder if we've found any Dutch/Belgian connections yet

As for pedos, what throws me off the possibility that there is a big enough market to sustain a business like this is the costs involved in a "clean" operation, with other cases coming out in Belgium and Portugal I suspect they must have learned not to leave any witnesses

So that requires acquisition, handling, transportation, storage, "use", disposal, protection, etc It would easily run into tens of thousands of dollars and very few people can afford to make that a "hobby"