In October 2018, the appellant Chunhui Z. asked the defendants Tao L. and Jun Z. to travel to the Republic of South Africa to smuggle prohibited items to China according to his agreement with Lu, and Chunhui Z. himself stayed in China and was ready to respond. After arriving in South Africa, under the arrangement of Lu, Tao L. departed from South Africa to Hong Kong on November 2, 2018; on November 3, Jun Z. and a white man carried rhino horn from South Africa to Hong Kong. After meeting with Tao L. and Jun Z. in Hong Kong on November 4, Chunhui Z organized Tao L. and Jun Z. to smuggle the rhino horn from Shenzhen Bay Port, and planned to deliver it to the domestic cargo buyer by Chunhui Z. after entering the country. When the three people entered the country, customs staff found 2.9 kilograms of suspected rhino horn from the luggage carried by Tao L. and 1.7 kilograms of suspected rhino horn from the luggage carried by Jun Z.
The defendants Chunhui Z. and Tao L. charged felony counts of illegally smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)
Country
Type of court
Seat of court
Guangzhou
Court jurisdiction
Date of opinion
2019
Abstract
Language of document
Chinese
Reference number
(2019) Yue, No.1470 final instance
Charges
Chunhui Z., Jun Z. and Tao L. were charged with illegally smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products.
Species
Money value
1,150,000 RMB
Transnational
Yes
Decision
The court found the defendants Chunhui Z., Tao L. and Jun Z.guilty of illegal smuggling of endangered species products according to criminal law Art. 151Ⅱ.
Appealed
No
Penalty
Chunhui Z. was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a fine of RMB 100,000. Tao L. was sentenced to 3 years in prison and a fine of RMB 30,000. Jun Z. was sentenced to 3 years in prison and a fine of RMB 30,000. The appellate court upheld this decision. All crime involved items confiscated.
Legislation cited
Directory of the People's Republic of China on Special State Protection of Wildlife