A woman known as Queen of Ivory was charged with smuggling elephant tusks. She was the most notorious ivory trafficker arrested in Africa in the last 10 years. 706 elephant tusks worth 2.5 million dollars was smuggled out of East Africa and into China. The East African nation has lost nearly two-thirds of it elephant population in the last decade. After being arrested in Tanzania, Queen of Ivory appeared in the high courts for her judgement. She was denied any opportunities for bail. Authorities say in the process of arresting her they also caught many of her suppliers. The arrests were carried out by a wildlife trafficking unit in the Tanzanian task force. The Chinese Government is attempting to eliminate ivory trade in their country. President
