Notorious poaching gang leaders pardoned in Malawi

 

(Posted 04th July 2025)

 

Courtesy of African Elephant News

 

Henry Mhango, Telegraph (UK), July 02, 2025
The leaders of a prolific Chinese wildlife trafficking gang have been pardoned in Malawi, sparking concern that renewed poaching will help spread diseases including coronaviruses. Lin Yunhua and his wife Qin Hua Zhang, who led the notorious Lin-Zhang syndicate that operated across southern Africa, were among 15 people sentenced to jail as part of a major crackdown on ivory trafficking.
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