Tanzania jails 4 Chinese for 20 yrs for smuggling rhino horns

Capital FM Kenya (press release) (blog)
Tanzania jails 4 Chinese for 20 yrs for smuggling rhino horns
Capital FM Kenya (press release) (blog)
The four men, identified as Song Lei, Xiao Shaodan, Chen Jianlian and Hu Liang, were arrested in the Mbeya region last month as they crossed into Tanzania from Malawi. They were sentenced on Wednesday/file. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Dec 18 – A ...

Capital FM Kenya (press release) (blog)

Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

Euronews

18 Dec

Tanzania court jails four Chinese men for rhino horn smuggling

Daily Mail
Tanzania court jails four Chinese men for rhino horn smuggling
euronews
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has sentenced four Chinese men to 20 years in jail each after they were convicted of smuggling rhino horns, part of a crackdown in sub-Saharan Africa on lucrative illegal poaching of protected wildlife. The East ...
Four jailed for smuggling rhino hornsIndependent Online
Tanzania jails four Chinese for 20 years for smuggling rhino hornsYahoo7 News

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TheCitizen

18 Dec

Chinese get 20-year jail term for smuggling 11 rhino horns

The four convicts were also ordered to pay Sh10.8bn fine. Their case was heard for 23 days

 

9 years ago

Reuters

25 Nov

Tanzania charges four Chinese for rhino horn smuggling

Tanzania charges four Chinese for rhino horn smuggling
Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM Nov 25 A Tanzanian court has charged four Chinese nationals for smuggling rhino horns, a senior police official said on Wednesday, pointing to further gains in the fight against the illegal trade. Last month, Tanzania, which relies ...

 

9 years ago

Independent Online

18 Dec

Four jailed for smuggling rhino horns

Independent Online
Four jailed for smuggling rhino horns
Independent Online
A Tanzanian court jailed four Chinese men for 20 years after they were caught smuggling 11 rhino horns, one of the largest seizures ever made in the east African nation, a lawyer said on Friday. “The convicts are also required to pay a fine of $800 ...
Tanzania Jails 4 Chinese for 20 Years for Smuggling Rhino HornsThe New Indian Express

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9 years ago

New Vision

08 Nov

Tanzanian police arrest four Chinese with 11 rhino horns

New Vision
Tanzanian police arrest four Chinese with 11 rhino horns
New Vision
Tanzanian police said Sunday they had arrested four Chinese men after finding 11 rhino horns hidden beneath their car in one of the largest seizures in the east Africa country. The four were arrested on Friday in the southwestern district of Mbeya ...

 

9 years ago

NDTV

08 Nov

Tanzanian Police Arrest 4 Chinese With 11 Rhino Horns

Tanzanian Police Arrest 4 Chinese With 11 Rhino Horns
NDTV
Arusha, Tanzania: Tanzanian police said today they had arrested four Chinese men after finding 11 rhino horns hidden beneath their car in one of the largest seizures in the east Africa country. The four were arrested on Friday in the southwestern ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Nov

Police: We are investigating Chinese arrested with rhino horns

Police in Mbeya region is continuing to investigate four Chines nationals who are accused of found in illegal possession of 11 rhino horns worth Sh800 million.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Nov

Court told how Chinese men ‘concealed’ rhino horns in car

Four Chinese nationals on trial for smuggling 11 rhino horns worth over Sh900 million had concealed their haul in a bogus fuel tank welded to a chassis of a pickup they were driving from Malawi.

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

29 Dec

Tanzania: Refugees Face 20 Yrs Behind Bars for Ivory Smuggling

Tanzania: Refugees Face 20 Yrs Behind Bars for Ivory Smuggling
AllAfrica.com
Two Burundian refugees from Katumba refugee camp at Mlele District in Katavi Region; Stephano Jonas, 22, and Franko Hamisi, 18 were sentenced to 20 years in jail for possession of elephants tusks. Mpanda District Court Resident Odira Amwol said that ...

 

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