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The defendants Lei W., Linxiao D. charged with felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting and selling threatened and endangered wildlife products (first instance case)

China
People's Court of Zhenping
National - lower court
Criminal
2017

The defendant Lei W. and the defendant Linxiao D. were in a husband-and-wife relationship before the incident. Between July and August 2014 and July 21, 2015, Lei W. and Linxiao D. illegally purchased and sold suspected ivory products and suspected rhino horn products at booth No.

The defendants Lei W., Linxiao D. charged with felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting and selling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

China
Intermediate People's Court of Nanyang
National - lower court
Criminal
2017

The defendant Lei W. and the defendant Linxiao D. were in a husband-and-wife relationship before the incident. Between July and August 2014 and July 21, 2015, Lei W. and Linxiao D. illegally purchased and sold suspected ivory products and suspected rhino horn products at booth No.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Souleman Jufin, Ziboth Idrissa

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2014

On February 18, 2014, rangers on service at PK17 kms from Ouesso in the exercise of their duties found inside the backbooth of a taxi one leopard skin, pangolin scales and a python skin.

The defendant Cheng F. charged with felony counts of illegally purchasing and selling threatened and endangered wildlife products ( appellate case )

China
Intermediate People's Court of Dehong
National - lower court
Criminal
2018

On April 4, 2018, the defendant Cheng F. was carrying a suspected rhino horn and was going to take a flight from Mangshi to Kunming, where he was found at the security checkpoint of Mangshi Airport. After weighing, the net weight of the suspected rhino horn seized was 0.016 kg.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Loboka Freddy

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

In May 2018, Loboka Freddy who was in the obligation to feed his brothers after the death of their mother decided to go to the forest to set traps. Few times later he found a leopard trapped and he killed the animal with his machete, brought back the meat to eat and dried the skin of the animal.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Mohamadou Guidado, Abdoulate Bouba

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2014

On March 4, 2014 precisely at around 2:00pm Mohamadou Guidado and Abdoulate Bouba were on board of a truck going to Cameroon after loading at Ngombe. At the level of Mokeko, one known as Harouna came up and asked if they could transport his parcel.

The Public Prosecutor's Office and the Sangha Departmental Directorate of Water and Forests vs Messiem Antoine, Mombotabiki Odilon

Congo
Sangha
High Court of Ouesso
National - higher court
Criminal
2016

In September 2016, Mombotabiki Odilon was putting his traps in the forest around PK17. Two days later he went back to look after his traps and discovered a leopard. Terrified, he went back to the village and called for his relatives, they came back and found that the animal was dead. He collected the animal, consumed the meat and used the skin.

The defendants Chunhui Z. and Tao L. charged felony counts of illegally smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

China
The High People's Court of Guangdong
National - higher court
Criminal
2019

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.

The defendants Dingqin W., Weidong C., Fulong P., etc. charged felony counts of smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

China
The High People's Court of Guangxi
National - higher court
Criminal
2019

The defendants Weidong C., Fulong, P., Qiyi L., Zhigang Z. were hired by the Vietnamese "Amou 1" to smuggle in endangered animal products purchased by Dingqin W and ship them to Guangdong. On the morning of June 17, 2018, Fulong, P. hired a van to deliver 10 smuggled rhino horns to Zhigang Z. The next day, Zhigang Z.

The defendant Xinfeng Y. charged with felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting and selling threatened and endangered wildlife species (appellate case)

China
Intermediate People's Court of Putian City
National - lower court
Criminal
2019

The defendant Xinfeng Y. purchased wild animal products suspected of being ivory and rhino horn three times at Panjiayuan Market Market in Beijing and Dongyang Wood Carving City in Zhejiang Province from 2013 to 2014.

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