The defendant Meixu J. charged felony counts of smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

Country
China
Court
The High People's Court of Beijing
Type of court
National - higher court
Seat of court
Beijing
Court jurisdiction
Criminal
Date of opinion
2015
Abstract

At 23:00 on December 1, 2013, the defendant Meixu J. arrived at Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport on EK308 flight from Côte d’ Ivoire via Dubai, UAE. She chose to take the no-declaration channel and did not declare any items to the customs. When the customs officers inspected the luggage she carried, six suspected ivory wrapped in tin foil were seized, which were tested as modern elephant ivory products, with a net weight of 14.535 kg and a value of RMB 605629.84.

Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2015) Gao, No.520 final instance
Charges
Meixu J. was charged with smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products.
Species
African elephant, Asian elephant
Money value
605,629.84 RMB
Transnational
Yes
Decision
The court found the defendant Meixu J. guilty of smuggling of endangered species products according to criminal law Art. 151 II.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Meixu J. was sentenced to 6 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of RMB 60,000. All crime involved items confiscated.
Treaty cited
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife