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The Peoples Procuratorate of Ningbo City Zhejiang Province v. Cen Zhangyao and others

Country/Territory
China
Type of court
National - lower court
Date
Mar 24, 2009
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
Zhejiang Provincial High Court
Language
English
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Abstract
The defendant Cen Zahangyao colluded with overseas person Ayazi and defendant Wuzheng, whilst planning to smuggle saker falcons (national key protection animals) out of China to other countries. After some negotiations, Wu Zheng took responsibility for booking cargo space, arranging customs documents. Cen Zhangyao promised to pay 3,000 yuan for the smuggling of every saker falcon. Ayazi entrusted the others to transport the falcons to Cen Zhangyao and after receiving the falcons, Cen transferred them to a place near the airport directly and handed them over to Wu Zheng who had been waiting outside the airport. Wuzheng handed the falcons to Zhang Hao, who booked the cargo space and declared the falcons to customs officials as glass goblets. As agreed in advance, custom officers Zhu Qianwei and Qian Wenbin did not carrying out inspection when performing the duty of safety check. The falcons were to be transported to Qatar when they were discovered by other customs officers who opened and checked the cargo box. Investigation showed that from 2007 to 2008, defendants Cen Zhangyao, Wu Zheng, Zhang Hao, Qian Wenbin were engaged in the smuggling of 82 saker falcons. Zhu Qianwei was engaged in smuggling 70. (Provided by: UNODC SHERLOC)
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