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TABLE OF MAJOR CASES
Case number in Tanzania Details of case Progress in October 2014
ECO 03/2009, ECO 04/2009 Six businessmen from Tanzanian freight agencies Prosecution appears to be stalled. Suspects
(Tanzania, Vietnam, charged with the export of ivory to Vietnam and the released.
Philippines) Philippines in 2009.
Accused freight companies reinstated on
ECO 08/2010 Amount of ivory: 11 tonnes list of approved freight agents.
(Dar, Zanzibar, Hong Kong) ~1,640 elephants (6.7kg per elephant)
ECO 01/2011 Chinese national Huang Guo Lin, also known as “Alimu”, Huang given bail; court case still ongoing
(Zanzibar, Vietnam) charged with Zanzibari associates for trafficking ivory four years after the offence.
to Hong Kong.
ECO 10/2011
(Zanzibar, Malaysia) Amount of ivory: 1,504.4kg
~225 elephants
ECO 08/12
(Dar, Hong Kong) Li Guibang Arrested in January 2011, Li appeared in
court in connection with a seizure in
ECO 06/2013 (Tanzania) and Amount of ivory: 2,005.6kg Vietnam which took place during August
07/2013 (Malawi) ~300 elephants 2009. In March 2011, he was bailed at
TZS 80 million; court hearings continue
ECO 13/2013 (Mikocheni in Dar) to be scheduled but he has failed
and ECO 19/2013 (Zanzibar) to appear.
and ECO 21/2014 (additional
Tanzanian suspects), Seizure of ivory at Malindi Port, Zanzibar, which had Zanzibar shipper Ramadhan Makame Pandu
and ECO 23/2014 (Chinese/ arrived from Dar and was booked for Malaysia. charged. Prosecution ongoing.
Zanzibari suspects)
Amount of ivory: 1,895kg
ECO 02/2014 ~283 elephants
(Dar Port)
Tanzanian Hassan Othman and others charged with Othman in detention, court case ongoing,
smuggling ivory seized in Hong Kong, concealed by delays in response to mutual legal
sunflower seeds. assistance request sent to Hong Kong.
Amount of ivory: 1,300kg
~ 194 elephants
Two linked seizures, first in Malawi and second in Selemani Isanzu Chasama in detention, court
Tanzania. In Dar, fisheries officer Selemani Isanzu case ongoing. Extradition request made to
Chasama arrested Malawi for transporter Charles Kaunda.
Amount of ivory: 3,729kg
~557 elephants
November 2013; three Chinese labourers arrested with Prosecution ongoing for the three Chinese
1,899kg ivory at premises in Mikocheni. Subsequent labourers arrested at the scene. Zanzibaris
seizure at Malindi port of Zanzibar resulting in arrests said to be transferred to mainland to appear
of Zanzibaris. in court. Two Tanzanian suppliers in detention.
Key suspects under ECO 23/2014 fled the
In 2014, two Tanzanians arrested for supplying the ivory. country, INTERPOL alerts issued.
Also, charges issued against three suspects who fled
Amount of ivory: 4,814kg
~719 elephants
December 2013: Chinese male named Yu Bo and a Charges dropped against Tanzanian © Adeliepenguin | Dreamstime.com
Tanzanian associate arrested at Dar Port, during the associate but Yu Bo was convicted in
time of the Chinese Navy visit, in possession of 81 tusks. March 2014. His TSZ 9.78 billion fine (equal
to 10 times value of tusks, based on black
Amount of ivory: 303kg market calculation) was not paid and he
~45 elephants received 20 years’ imprisonment.
Total for these cases:
26.5 tonnes of ivory or 3,963 dead elephants
One conviction
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