Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Shanghai
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
On March 26, 2018, Quanyun H. took the AM90 flight from Monterrey, Mexico, and transferred to OZ363 via Seoul, South Korea. He arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 13:00 on the 28th of same month. When he entered the country, he chose to go through the green customs and did not declare anything to the customs. When the customs officer of Shanghai Pudong International Airport checked the luggage carried by him through the X-ray machine, he found suspicious items in it and opened the box for inspection. After investigation, the customs officers seized 110 pieces of swim bladders in a suitcase carried by him. Quanyun H. confessed to having smuggled endangered wildlife products.
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2019) Hu, No.36 final instance
Charges
The defendant Quanyun H. was charged with smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products.
Species
Money value
704,000 RMB
Transnational
Yes
Decision
The court found the defendant Quanyun H. guilty of smuggling of endangered wildlife products according to criminal law Art. 151 II.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Quanyun H. was sentenced to 5 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of RMB 100,000. All crime involved items were confiscated. The appellate court upheld this decision.
Court cases cited
Based on the decisions of first instance: (2018) Hu 03, No.106 first instance.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife
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