A Chinese woman, known as the Queen of Ivory and thought to be one of Africa's most notorious traffickers, has been sentenced to 15years in prison, the Tasmanian authorities made this know to CNN.
On Tuesday, a Tanzanian court found her guilty of smuggling 860 elephant thanks that authorities say are worth $6.45million.
Yang Feng Glan, was sentenced along with her co-accused, Salivius francis Matembo and Manase Julius Philemon, they were also sentenced to an additional two years in prison under Tanzania's wildlife protection act, which they can convert into a fine amounting to twice the value of the ivory they are charged with smuggling. Authorities put this value at $12.9million.
The government is taking wildlife trafficking very seriously, Krissie Clark the executive director of PAMS foundation, a non profit group that fights crime against widelife and supported the Tanzanian task-force that arrested yang.
Today's sentencing is a testament that nobody in Tanzania is above the law.
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