Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Guangzhou
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2018
Abstract
On December 12, 2013, the appellant Liang Jintang entered Shenzhen through the Luohu port and did not declare anything to the customs. Customs officers seized a total of 25 pieces of crocodile skin weighing 4.50 kg in Jintang L.'s luggage. Jintang L. confessed to having illegally smuggled endangered wildlife products.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2018) Yue, No.367 first instance
Charges
Jintang L.was charged with illegally smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products.
Species
Money value
30,000 RMB
Transnational
Yes
Decision
The court found the defendant Jintang L. guilty of illegal smuggling of endangered species products according to criminal law Art. 151 II.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Jintang L. was sentenced to 1 year in prison and a fine of RMB 30,000. All crime involved items confiscated.
Court cases cited
Based on the decisions of first instance: (2017) Yue 03, No.939 first instance.
Legislation cited
Criminal Law - Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife
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