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Nigeria deports pangolin scales trafficker to China

Nigeria deports pangolin scales trafficker to China

By GhanaSummary NewsroomPan-Africa

Nigerian police on Wednesday said they had arrested and deported a Chinese man who had trafficked 12 tonnes of pangolin scales to China.

Nigerian police said they had "successfully arrested and repatriated a Chinese fugitive, Cai Jinlian" to Shanghai to face wildlife trafficking charges.

The 42-year-old smuggled "approximately 12 tonnes of tree pangolin scales" from Nigeria to China in two consignments between November 2018 and April 2019, police said in a statement.

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