The Windhoek Regional Court will deliver on Friday its verdict in the trial of four Chinese nationals accused of rhino horn smuggling. Magistrate Alexis Diergaardt will hand down the ruling in the matter. Three of the alleged smugglers, 53-year-old Li Zhibing, 30-year-old Li Xiaoliang, and 49-year-old Pu Xuexin, were arrested at the Hosea Kutako International Airport on 24 March 2014 with 14 rhino horns. The horns are worth more than 2,3 million dollars, while a leopard skin found in their possession is valued at 50 000 dollars. The three men were arrested by NamPol members of the Protected Wildlife Resources Unit while they were on their way to Hong Kong via Johannesburg, South Africa. The fourth accused, 40-yer-old Wang Hui, who is believed to be the kingpin of the rhino horn smuggling operation in Namibia, was arrested in May 2014 at a local hotel. The four men remain in police custody at the Windhoek Central Correctional Facility.