Crime on the Smuggling of Rare Animals, Rare Animal Products and Ordinary Goods by YANG Shiqiu etc. Country/Territory China Date Aug 14, 2009 Source UNEP, InforMEA Court name High People's Court of Guangdong Province Judge WEN Jianping (presiding)TAN ZhongziWANG Xiaoqin Reference number (2009)粤高法刑二终字第187号 Abstract The defendants' ship was seized by Shanwei Customs Officials in the waters of Guangdong Province. The Shanwei Intermediate People's Court of Guangdong Province delivered a judgment on 10 June 2009 sentencing all the defendants ranging from 3 years imprisonment to life imprisonment and fines for smuggling rare animals and rare animal products and confiscating the seized animals and products. The appeal court of the High People's Court of Guangdong Province upheld the trial court's verdict and dismissed the appeal. Full text fulltext_form.aspx