Tanzania: Trial against "Ivory Queen" | DW News
- 8 years ago
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She's been dubbed the 'Ivory Queen'. Now a Chinese businesswoman in Tanzania is to face trial for organizing history's biggest ivory-smuggling ring. Yang Feng Glan denies her part in trafficking 700 elephant tusks. But Tanzania has been fighting a wave of tusk trafficking, often linked to China.
She's been dubbed the 'Ivory Queen'. Now a Chinese businesswoman in Tanzania is to face trial for organizing history's biggest ivory-smuggling ring. Yang Feng Glan denies her part in trafficking 700 elephant tusks. But Tanzania has been fighting a wave of tusk trafficking, often linked to China.