WILDLEX

The five appellants have been charged on the aforesaid Count Nos. 2 and 4. The Court, to which the appeals have been made, noted "certain glaring anomalies" with the court of first instance's verdict.

This case is an application for bail pending appeal.

In November 2004, the defendant Angweng Barong bought a rhino horn from an Indian businessman for 55000 India Rupees. Afterward, he wrapped the rhino horn in white cloth in the secret compartment of a small wooden cabinet (old Tibetan cabinet) and then he paid a local carpenter to board up the cabinet.

On October 19, 2000, at 10:40 pm, the defendant Zhang Yi (a united Arab emirates passport holder) was contacted by Customs and Border Protection officers in the passenger inspection area of Beijing Capital International Airport. The inspectors asked him to open his bag, but the defendant refused to cooperate initially.

In mid-November 2006, the defendant Wang Jiangdu cooperated with Wang Tianjian and transported a batch of “seafood” to China via Xiamen-Jinmen Sea Area for a Taiwanese businessman.

The defendant Cen Zahangyao colluded with overseas person Ayazi and defendant Wuzheng, whilst planning to smuggle saker falcons (national key protection animals) out of China to other countries. After some negotiations, Wu Zheng took responsibility for booking cargo space, arranging customs documents.

In May 2O12, Bocha X. transported five ivory from Guangxi to Shuangfeng. Together with Min L. and Dingsheng L., he moved the ivory to Dingsheng L.'s house to weigh and settle the payment. In July of the same year, Bocha X. transported ivory to Shuangfeng, and he with Min L.

From March 2018 to March 2019, Chao X. successively purchased one ball python, one red-tailed anaconda, and four Asian rock pythons for breeding. Among them, he sold the red-tailed anaconda to a person named “Xiaowu” in Huadiwan, Guangzhou at a price of 1,200 yuan, and sold an Asian rock python (Python) to Liu at a price of 3500 yuan.

At the end of December 2017, Jianghui Y. sold 6 antelope horns to Huang at a price of 9090 yuan. On February 4, 2018, Yutao G. and Xingjuan W. sold three suspected bear galls to Jianghui Y. at a price of 1800 yuan each, and later Jianghui Y. sold them to Huang. After identification, two of them were bear galls. On February 6, 2018, Yutao G.

Since 2009, after obtaining a wildlife management license from the Forestry Bureau of Yichang, Chen had been operating wild animals in Luofo Village, Taipingxi Town, Yiling District, Yichang City.