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'Ivory Queen' In Court Over Elephant Poaching
Yang Feng Glan denies smuggling 706 pieces of ivory out of Tanzania and faces more than 20 years behind bars if she is convicted.

18:15, UK,
Monday 23 May 2016

Yang Feng Glan, a Chinese national suspected of trafficking ivory
Yang Feng Glan, 66, denies smuggling the tusks of Tanzanian elephants

A Chinese businesswoman nicknamed the Ivory Queen has appeared in a Tanzanian court charged with running a criminal network which smuggled tusks from more than 350 elephants.

Yang Feng Glan could face more than 20 years in prison if she is found guilty of trafficking 706 pieces of ivory from the east African country, which had an estimated value of more than £1.7m.

The 66-year-old has lived and worked in Tanzania since the 1970s - and shortly after she was charged in October, her lawyer said she planned to enter a not guilty plea.

Glan's alleged crimes took place between 2000 and 2004, and she is being held at the maximum-security Segerea prison in Dar es Salaam as the trial continues.

She concealed her face with a blue scarf as she was escorted to and from the courtroom by officers.

Conservation groups say poaching on an industrial scale caused the number of elephants in the wild to shrink from 110,000 in 2009 to just 43,000 in 2014.

John Magufuli, who was elected president last November, has vowed to clamp down on the practice as part of a wider anti-corruption campaign.

Most of the demand for ivory comes from Asian countries such as Vietnam and China, where it is often used in jewels and ornaments.

Last month, Kenya's president set more than 100 tons of ivory alight in an attempt to shock the world into ending the illegal trade.
 
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