Four Chinese nationals risk jail time after they were caught smuggling Rhino horns into Tanzania from Malawi.
The four, Mr Song Lei, 33, Xiao Shaodan, 29, Hu Liang, 30, and Che Jianlin, 34, are being charged with conspiracy to smuggle Rhino horns into Tanzania without permission from the authorities.
They have also been charged with organising crime and collecting and possesing government trophies without a license from authorities.
Acccording to Mr Godliving Mollel, a Tanzanian Revenue Authority (TRA) officer at Tanzania-Malawi Kasumulu boarder post in Kyela, the Chinese were arrested three weeks ago when they were entering Tanzania from Malawi.
The four are said to have obtained a 90 days permit on 26th September to travel to Malawi on the condition that the vehicle they were using was going to be checked upon return.
Things went sour at the border on 16th November when the Chinese nationals were about to enter Tanzania. Mollel added that Mr Song Lei who was driving the car panicked when he was asked for the vehicle’s registration card. The driver was asked to wait for immigration officials, while his colleagues left the site and boarded a commuter bus which raised much suspicion.
The three were blocked before they could go any further and they were brought back to the inspection area at the border post.
The police called a mechanic, Pilimini Komba, who dismantled some parts of the car and found an iron sheet that was screwed with nuts.
He said after opening, he discovered another partition that was built like a fuel tank and the horns were inside it.
Reports indicate that a minimum of 11 rhinos must have been killed to gather the horns.
Judgement 4sure its fair,kma kuba nkhuku ma judge ndye kumafuna kuonetsa ukatswiri shit! If mw is poor anthu akwao kolemerawa akudzatani kuno?
dont worry they are here all the way from their home country for smuggling
A Chinese comes not, but to steal ,kill and destroy.
NO Retreat NO Surrender! !
Azivaya Kwawo Pompano,Kumazembesa Katundu Wa Amalawi Zoona.Sizomapelekanso Ma Permission Pa Ma Buznss Awa.
dem a nuh gangstar
Once may you finish to deal with them send them here
Pricks
very bad behaviour in a foreign country…..from Belarus..
utsilu anthu akuda mchifukwa chake maiko ena ozindikila sa,malola timachina kutilola mumaiko awoooooo mtopusa.
I knew they will play such games thats why they wanted our assets. Government should have been mindful when allowing them control of our games&national parks.
I knew they will play such games thats why they wanted our assets. Government should have been mindful when allowing them control of our games&national parks.
Dey ar killin Africa dis dogs!
Ife timadabwatu pamene ife tikuthawira kujoni kukazisaka iwo amati kuno mkwabwino kodi amabwerera zimenezi eeti komande mwayaluka
Kambiranani
Anthuwa akupindula mu zambiri ndi boma lathu thats why they’re building lots of infractures free of charge. Check out Malawi GVMt.
in china,this kind of crime results in death penalty.let’s measure them by their own guage
To us China is a spoon which builds structures. It is impossible to punish its citizens ruthlessly. They will go off with fines.
Asiyeni Akagulise Mesa Ife Tikuotcha Anzathu Akagulise Kenako Azati Gawire
Tawasieni ndi azungu amenewo alinazo zochita inu mutani nazo, olo akadapanda kuwagwira akanadziwa ndani? Phindu lake ife sitilionapo apa nonsese
They should be released.Chinese are good people unlike the Americans(the gay-people)
kkkkk nnchina sazatheka hua hiang ho
Our Border Laws, Very Pathetic Including The Way We Scan And So Forth. These Horns Are Not From Mw, Hw Many Rhinos Do We Have In Mw? We Wud Have Knwn If One Of The Few Was Killd.
Kil dem oo
they should have smuggled with permission
amalawi ife ndiopusa.bwanji tikulola anthuwa atilemelele?ndye mwaonat
Kuba kulibe mwini ine mkanakonda mukanandipatsako mnyanga umodzi chabe mwina naneso ndioneko kusintha dzikoli
Hw dd thy manage to gt out of malawi wth dt stuff? smbody smwhere in malawi hs a hand in ds fo sure, poor our country thy wll walk to freedom soon
A Rihno horn is worth more than 2 million Rands, bravo for arresting them!
Hahahahahahgahahaa!! kma #China……… Chinese Amabanso etiiiii?? Sindimadziwa
Bas atulutsidwa malawi ikudalira china mwaila kut adakumangirani doko.
Zachibale mawa lero tipange za Business
Atuluka lero lomwe amenewo tikudziwa ife. Nanji ndi oyera khungu komanso boma lakwawo linamanga parliament, BICC komanso lakhululukira ngongole Malawi………
let truth walk here. (chilungamo chiyende apa)