Zimbabwe: Chinese National Jailed 18 Years for Wildlife Trafficking in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Chinese National Jailed 18 Years for Wildlife Trafficking in Zimbabwe

A CHINESE national caught with rhino horns worth over US$240,000 has been sentenced to an effective 18-year jail term.

Chinese national jailed 18 years for illegal rhino horn and ivory dealings

Authorities are clamping down on illicit rhino horn trade HARARE – A Chinese man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being convicted of illegally dealing in wildlife, in one of the stiffest penalties handed down in Zimbabwe’s ongoing crackdown on poaching and the illicit wildlife trade. A Harare magistrates on Thursday convicted Cong Yanzhong, 57, on two counts of unlawfully dealing in wildlife products. He was arrested in July after…

Chinese national jailed 18 years for illegal rhino horn and ivory dealings - Zimbabwe Situation

‘The sentencing sends a strong message that Zimbabwe has zero tolerance for wildlife crime’ – NPA Source: Chinese national jailed 18 years for illegal rhino horn and ivory dealings – Zimbabwe News Now Authorities are clamping down on illicit rhino horn trade HARARE – A Chinese man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after being convicted of illegally dealing in wildlife, in one of the stiffest penalties handed down in Zimbabwe’s ongoing cr…