Chinese "Ivory Queen" smuggler sentenced to 15 years jail in TanzaniaYang Feng Glan sits inside the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania February 19, 2019. Police sources said Yang, 69, had lived in Tanzania since the 1970s and was secretary-general of the Tanzania China-Africa Business Council. Kisutu Court Magistrate Huruma Shaidi sentenced Yang, Salivius Matembo and Manase Philemon, each to 15 years, after they were convicted of leading an organised criminal gang. In March 2016, Tanzania sentenced two Chinese men to 35 years each in jail for ivory smuggling, while in December 2015 another court sentenced four Chinese men to 20 years in jail each after they were convicted of smuggling rhino horns. Yang was escorted under tight security to the Ukonga prison in Dar es Salaam where she is expected to serve her jail time.

Source: Standard Digital February 20, 2019 08:48 UTC