Chinese nationals in Zimbabwe court over rhino horn pieces
Published on January 4, 2019 at 10:14 AM by Face of Malawi
Seven Chinese nationals appeared in a Zimbabwe court on Thursday after they were arrested last month with rhino horn pieces worth nearly a million dollars.
They are facing charges of breaching the country’s wildlife laws.
Zeng Dengui, 35; Peicon Jang, 35; Chen Zhiangfu, 30; Qui Jinchang, 29; Yu Xian, 25; Yong Zhu, 25 and Liu Cheng, 23 were arrested two days before Christmas after police raided their home following a tip-off.
Police detectives found pieces of rhino horn stashed in a mattress, plastic bags and in boxes at a house in one of the town’s suburbs.
Their trial which had been scheduled to start on Thursday was delayed to January 9 after prosecutors said they were not yet ready.
Source : News24
