Between 2009 and 2014, Tanzania's elephant population was decimated by 60% due to rampant poaching, prompting the government to establish the National Taskforce on Anti-Poaching (NTAP) to disrupt wildlife trafficking networks. This strategy led to the September 2015 arrest of Yang Fenglan, a Chinese businesswoman known as the "Ivory Queen," who was convicted in 2019 of leading an Organised Crime syndicate that trafficked 860 elephant tusks valued at over $6 million. Despite never being caught with tusks or at a crime scene, prosecutors successfully built a case using financial investigations, property records, and testimony from witnesses including a watchman, taxi driver, and restaurant employee. Yang's conviction sent a powerful message to other wildlife trafficking kingpins and demonstrated Tanzania's commitment to combating the illegal wildlife trade.