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The defendant Peilong S. charged felony counts of smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

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

Peilong S. and Guo (sentenced) purchased ivory products during their trip to Africa and hid them in containers such as potato chip boxes, milk powder cans, coffee cans, etc., and placed them in Peilong S.'s purple trolley case for entry. Guo and Peilong S.

Peng W. charged felony counts of illegal purchasing, transporting and selling rare and endangered wild animals products(appellate case)

China
Guilin Intermediate People's Court of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
National - higher court
Criminal
2016

At 15 o'clock on November 22, 2013, Li Qiang and Liu Mou driving a small off-road passenger car with license plate number Gan M ××××× arrived in Qinzhou, Guangxi from Jiangxi via Hunan and met with appellant Wu Peng.

The defendant Shufang W. charged felony counts of smuggling threatened and endangered wildlife products (appellate case)

China
The High People's Court of Beijing
National - higher court
Criminal
2015

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.

The defendant Zhengquan Z. charged felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting or selling rare and endangered wild animals and their manufactured products (appellate case)

China
Shanxi Province
The Intermediate People's Court of Taiyuan
National - lower court
Criminal
2015

In March 2019, Zhaopan H. phoned Ganmaqilin to discuss the purchase of bear paw and bear gall and transferred RMB 50,000 to Ganmaqilin through bank transfer. On March 24, 2019, Ganmaqilin and Zhaopan H. completed the transaction of 31 bear paws, 1 bear gall, and 3 yak galls in Qujing City, Yunnan Province. Later, Zhaopan H.

The defendant Zimao L. charged felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting or selling rare and endangered wild animals and their manufactured products (appellate case)

China
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
The Intermediate People's Court of Fangchenggang
National - lower court
Criminal
2019

Since 2017, without obtaining a business license, Zimao L. had repeatedly sold rhino horn products and ivory products to WeChat friends through WeChat.

The defendant Shiliang Y. charged felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting or selling rare and endangered wild animals and their manufactured products (appellate case)

China
Shandong Province
The Intermediate People's Court of Dezhou
National - lower court
Criminal
2016

On July 18, 2014, Shidong Y. stored three boxes of ivory and ivory products in Cai's place. The next day, Shiliang Y. knew that the goods were ivory and ivory products, and still rented a small car driven by Pan to transport the goods from Ningde City, Fujian Province to Shanghai, and Shiliang Y. accompanied him.

The defendant Yanxu D. charged felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting or selling rare and endangered wild animals and their manufactured products (appellate case)

China
Shandong Province
The Intermediate People's Court of Jinan
National - lower court
Criminal
2019

Yanxu D. opened Jumingyuan Jewellery Store at the International Jewellery Trading Center in Yaotou Road, Lixia District, Jinan City in 2014. During the operation of the jewellery store, Yanxu D.

The defendants Hongsen W. and Peiqiang L. charged felony counts of smuggling rare wild animals whose import and export are prohibited by the state or products made thereof, illegally purchasing, transporting or selling rare and endangered wild animals and their manufactured products (appellate case)

China
Jiangxi Province
The Intermediate People's Court of Jiujiang
National - lower court
Criminal
2018

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 defendant Shijiang S. charged felony counts of illegally purchasing, transporting or selling rare and endangered wild animals and their manufactured products (appellate case)

China
Shandong Province
The Intermediate People's Court of Binzhou
National - lower court
Criminal
2017

At noon on March 1, 2014, Shijiang S. drove his black Mercedes-Benz sedan to transport an ivory returning to Langfang City, Hebei Province. He was seized while passing through the Lujijie Rongwu Expressway Public Security Checkpoint of Binzhou Public Security Bureau.

Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency v Medbury (Pty) Ltd t/a Crown River Safari

South Africa
Supreme Court of Appeal
National - higher court
Criminal
2018

This dispute concerns the ownership of a valuable herd of Cape Buffalo, which escaped from the Thomas Baines Nature Reserve in the Eastern Cape, a provincial nature reserve managed in the public interest by the appellant, the Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency ("the Agency").

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