Exotic Tropic Timber Enterprises
Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1998
Reported timber-for-arms dealings with Charles Taylor
ETTE was reported to have supplied arms to Charles Taylor for Operation No Living Thing in return for a timber-harvesting concession, in addition to cash payments made directly to Taylor.
United Nations Security Council listing
The UN Security Council identified ETTE as one of three timber companies involved in supplying arms to Charles Taylor, placing the company within international scrutiny of Liberia's conflict-related resource trade.