Chinese woman faces Sh5.4bn ivory charge

Tanzania police charge Chinese woman with smuggling ivory
Appeal-Democrat
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — A Chinese woman has been charged in a Tanzanian court with smuggling nearly 1.9 tons of ivory. Businesswoman Yang Clan, 66, was charged Wednesday before Magistrate Renatus Lutatinisibwa alongside two ...

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Tanzania cops charge Chinese woman with smuggling ivory
News24
Dar es Salaam - A Chinese woman has been charged in a Tanzanian court with smuggling nearly 1.9 tons of ivory as wildlife activists applauded the move by Tanzanian authorities to crack down on the illegal ivory trade, which has devastated the elephant ...
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'Queen of Ivory' faces charge in Tanzania
EastDay.com
Yang Fenglan, a Chinese woman dubbed the Queen of Ivory, was charged with smuggling ivory worth millions of dollars in a court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, according to a report by The Associated Press.
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'Queen of Ivory' faces charge in Tanzania over smuggling
AsiaOne
Yang Fenglan, a Chinese woman dubbed the Queen of Ivory, was charged with smuggling ivory worth millions of dollars in a court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, according to a report by The Associated Press. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said ...
Tanzania Arrests The Notorious 'Queen Of Ivory'Huffington Post
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Nairobi to charge suspected Chinese ivory smuggler
Africa Science News Service
A suspected Chinese ivory smuggler is expected to be arraigned in a Makadara Law Courts, Nairobi, Kenya this morning. Tang Yong Jian, 40, was arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) while on transit from Napula, Mozambique to ...
40-year-old Chinese man arrested at JKIA with ivory disguised as cupsThe Standard Digital News
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Tanzania charges Chinese woman dubbed the 'Queen of Ivory' for smuggling 700 tusks
South China Morning Post (subscription)
They call her the Queen of Ivory – a 66-year-old Chinese woman who became famous for her role in Africa's illegal wildlife trade. Over 15 years, she helped smuggle more than 700 elephant tusks out of Africa, officials said on Thursday. But as ...
'Queen of Ivory' charged in Tanzania in major crackdown on poachingThe Seattle...

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Chinese 'Ivory Queen' to Fight Ivory Smuggling Charges in Tanzania
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8979794_G A 66-year-old Chinese woman who was arrested by a specialized wildlife task force in Tanzania last week will fight charges that she masterminded a multinational crime syndicate involved in smuggling over 700 tusks to Asia. On Monday, Yang ...
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Chinese 'Queen of Ivory' Arrested in TanzaniaEnvironment News Service
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Nairobi. Police are hunting for a Tanzanian who had rented a house in Nyali, Mombasa, in connection with the Sh11.4bn (Ksh570m) ivory haul seized in Singapore last week.