A court in China has data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3336917/china-jails-smugglers-weapon-metal-antimony-taking-tough-stance-critical-minerals” data-url=”https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3336917/china-jails-smugglers-weapon-metal-antimony-taking-tough-stance-critical-minerals” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>convicted 27 people for illegal shipment of antimony ingots out of the country without mandatory export licenses. The ruling was delivered by the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, which sentenced the main defendant, Wang Wubin, to 12 years in prison and a fine of 1 million Yuan ($141,899).

According to a court statement, the crimes took place in February and March, during which more than 166 metric tons of antimony were smuggled; Chinese customs have seized over 96 tons….

A court in China has data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3336917/china-jails-smugglers-weapon-metal-antimony-taking-tough-stance-critical-minerals” data-url=”https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3336917/china-jails-smugglers-weapon-metal-antimony-taking-tough-stance-critical-minerals” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>convicted 27 people for illegal shipment of antimony ingots out of the country without mandatory export licenses. The ruling was delivered by the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, which sentenced the main defendant, Wang Wubin, to 12 years in prison and a fine of 1 million Yuan ($141,899).

According to a court statement, the crimes took place in February and March, during which more than 166 metric tons of antimony were smuggled; Chinese customs have seized over 96 tons….