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60 kg ivory seized in Guangdong Province, China

TRAFFIC — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:47:16 +0000

On 27th October 2011, Gongbei Customs in Zhuhai city, Guangdong Province, discovered 16 pieces of elephant tusks weighing 60 kg in a car from Macao.

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Protected wildlife parts found at TCM shop in Taiwan

TRAFFIC — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:17:11 +0000

Enforcement agencencies in Taiwan have raided a traditional medicine shop and uncovered evidence of illegal processing of deer antlers and turtle shells, plus parts of protected wildlife including a rhino head (with horn), Tiger bones and bear gall bladders. An unlicenced handgun and ammunition was also found, according to the China Times.

Pangolin smugglers jailed in China

TRAFFIC — Wed, 18 May 2011 13:41:39 +0000

In May 2011, a Chinese couple were sentenced to 3 and 5 years each respectively in jail after they bought 11 pangolins in Myanamar, smuggled them into China, before the couple was arrested in Houqiao Town by local forestry police, reports a Chinese government website.

10 kg Tiger bones seized in China

TRAFFIC — Tue, 17 May 2011 08:52:34 +0000

On 2nd May 2011, Shenzhen Customs seized 10 kg of Tiger bones, comprising one whole skeleton, 3 skulls and other bones at Shenzhen Gulf Port, Guangdong Province, according to a Chinese government news website.

Tiger, elephant and other wildlife parts smuggled to fund drug habit

TRAFFIC — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:13:02 +0000

Police in Yunnan Province found parts of protected wildlife including Tiger claws and teeth, elephant ivory and skins, deer antlers and bear gall bladders after they raided a house with an unusual smell emanating from it. A suspect arrested at the scene told police the parts had been smuggled from Myanmar to sell to enable him to buy drugs.

Snow Leopard skins seized in China

TRAFFIC — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:59:36 +0000

Hohhot Customs officers in Inner Mongolia have arrested 3 suspects after 2 Snow Leopard skins were found concealed in a vehicle this March, reports a Chinese Government website

Four jailed for trading pangolins in China

TRAFFIC — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 15:56:38 +0000

Four men were jailed for between three and six and a half years and fined up to CNY30,000 (USD566) for their part in trading and transporting protected pangolins, reports CWCA.org.cn

Sumatran Rhino, other rhino horns and ivory seized in China

TRAFFIC — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:03:09 +0000

On 26th February 2011, Kunming Forest Police released details of two rhino horn seizures that took place in 2010. In October 2010, two suspects were arrested in Kunming in possession of a Sumatran Rhino horn they had purchased in Myanmar. In November 2010, a man and his wife were arrested in Kunming on suspicion of trying to sell 2 Bkack Rhino horns they had bought in Viet Nam. Later, their house and shop were raided where rhino horn powder and ivory were discovered.

11 and 13 years in jail for pangolin and bear paw buyers

TRAFFIC — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:49:01 +0000

In separate cases, two men, one convicted of buying 27 pangolins and 8 bear paws, the other of buying 34 pangolins and 10 bear paws, and hiring couriers to transport them to Guangzhou city have been sentenced to 11 years in jail and fined CNY10,000 (USD1,520) and 13 years in jail and fined CNY20,000 (USD3,040) respectively reports CWCA.org

14 years for selling Tiger skins in China

TRAFFIC — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:28:37 +0000

A court in Sichuan province, China, has sentenced a man to 14 years in jail and fined him CNY50,000 (USD7,600) after he was found guilty of selling two Tiger skins illegally in 2009, reports cwca.org.cn