Tanzania poacher gets 12 years in prison; was in documentary
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A court in Tanzania has sentenced a notorious poacher nicknamed "The Devil Has No Mercy" to 12 years in prison.
Boniface Methew Malyango was the subject of a documentary last year, "The Ivory Game," produced by actor Leonardo DiCaprio and others.
Malyango was sentenced Friday by a magistrate's court in the capital, Dodoma, after being convicted of leading organized crime. He is nicknamed "Shetani Hana Huruma" in the local Swahili language.
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He was sentenced alongside his brothers Lucas Mathayo Malyongo and Abdallah Ally Chaoga.
The three were arrested in October 2015 while attempting to smuggle 118 tusks worth over $863,000.
African governments are struggling to stem elephant poaching, which threatens the survival of the species.
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Ivory is in demand in China, where it has been seen as a status symbol.