Database of Wildlife Related Law
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.
On June 3, 2017, Li 1, Li 2, Guan, Liu, Chen 1 brought 59.40 kilograms of ivory from Macau, and then Li 2 handed the ivory to the defendant Liefu L. in Zhuhai City and received RMB 51300 yuan. On June 7, 2017, Li 1, Li 2, Guan, Liu, Chen 1 brought a batch of ivory from Macau again.
From the end of 2017 to April 2018, through WeChat contact, the defendants Feng H. and Meinan X. sold a batch of rhino horns illegally purchased from others to the defendants Jinchun L. and Guowei C.at a price of 2.6 million yuan. On April 26, 2018, the police arrested the defendants Feng H., Jinchun L. and Guowei C.
The defendant Zheng operated a handicraft shop on the first floor of Moon Bay Hotel in Xinghualing District of this city.
On March 23, 2016, the Shangqiu Forest Public Security Bureau captured Chengcheng Z., who was suspected of purchasing or selling ivory products. According to Chengcheng Z.'s statement and related transaction records, investigators took Xun Z., Pengxiao X., Jianjing D., Xianchun L.,Guoqiang W., Chen W.
In July 2014, Jinsong H. in partnership with Huang Mou 2, Xie Mou 1, "A Mou" (all handled separately), purchased a batch of rhino horns in South Africa, which were sold by Xie Mou 1 after smuggling into China. In early November 2014, Jinsong H.
On January 8, 2015, Yirong C. departed from Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa on flight SA286, transferred to flight HX312 via Hong Kong, and arrived at Terminal 2, Beijing Capital International Airport at 18:00 on January 9, 2015. Cai Yirong, entrusted Yaqing Y. through Wang 1 (handled separately), and Yaqing Y.
At 18:00 on November 8, 2013, Jianxin X. carrying rhino horn and ivory products departed from Kano City, Federal Republic of Nigeria, and passed by other place, took the MS955 flight, arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport. In the barrier-free toilet next to No.
On October 4, 2017, Jun L. returned from Kenya by KQ886 flight and entered through the Guangzhou Baiyun Airport port. He concealed the disguised four small pieces of rhino horn slices in the black wooden head, and placed it in the suitcase for consignment. From October 8 to October 16, 2017, Jun L. contacted Hongsen W.
The accused pleaded guilty and were convicted for unlawfully hunting 2 rhino’s and being in possession of rhino horns. The court below considered the seriousness of the crime and the number of rhino’s killed per year and the impact that poaching has on the economy and imposed a sentence of 6 years imprisonment and a N$60 000.00 fine.
