DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania—A Tanzanian court sentenced a prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the “Ivory Queen” to 15 years in prison on Feb. 19 for smuggling the tusks of more than 350 elephants to Asia—a big victory in the battle to stamp out poaching in Africa.
Yang Feng Glan had been charged in October 2015 along with two Tanzanian men with smuggling 860 pieces of ivory between 2000 and 2004 worth 13 billion shillings ($5.6 million). She denied the charges.
