'Queen of Ivory' faces charge in Tanzania

Woman accused of smuggling 1.9 tons of elephant tusks worth $2.7m over 14 years

Yang Fenglan, a Chinese woman dubbed the Queen of Ivory, was charged with smuggling ivory worth millions of dollars in a court in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, according to a report by The Associated Press.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday that she had no details about the case.