US Court Sentences Chinese Man Over Rhino Horns

An antiques dealer from China has been sentenced to nearly six years in U.S. federal prison after admitting he was the mastermind of an international smuggling ring that specialized in rhinoceros horns and elephant ivory.   Thirty-year-old Zhifei Li was sentenced to 70 months in prison for smuggling more than $4.5 million in goods.  The sentence is one of the longest ever imposed in the United States for a wildlife smuggling offense.   The U.S. Attorney's Office says...

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