Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Beijing
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2016
Abstract
At 16:20 on March 18, 2015, the defendant Jianquan L., carrying 119 animal teeth and 15 animal claws, departed from Santa Cruz, Bolivia, transited through Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Paris, France, and arrived at Terminal 2 of Beijing Capital International Airport. Jianquan L. chose to pass through without declaration. Customs officers seized 27 animal teeth wrapped in toilet paper and plastic bags in the two wine box mezzanines in the black backpack, and seized 92 animal teeth and 15 animal claws wrapped in toilet paper and plastic bags in the side pocket of the black backpack. Jianquan L. confessed to having smuggled endangered wildlife products.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2017) Gao, No.662 final instance
Charges
Jianquan L. was charged with smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products.
Species
Money value
446,250 RMB
Transnational
No
Decision
The court found the defendant Jianquan L. guilty of smuggling of endangered species products according to criminal law Art. 151 II.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Jianquan L. was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of RMB 50,000. All crime involved items were confiscated.
Court cases cited
Based on the decision of first instance: (2015) Sizhong, No.26 first instance.
Legislation cited
Criminal Law - Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife