Australia sentences man over illegal export of native wildlife
A 28-year-old Chinese national, Yang Zeng, was sentenced in Australia in May 2026 to two and a half years in prison after being convicted on nine charges linked to the illegal export of native wildlife to Hong Kong. Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water was cited in the report.
Yang Zeng, a 28-year-old Chinese national who was unlawfully in Australia, was sentenced in May 2026 to two and a half years in prison.
Zeng was convicted on nine charges related to the illegal export of native wildlife to Hong Kong, according to Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.
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