Police are keeping mum about the extradition of Li Song, wanted in connection with the use of poison in the illegal wildlife trade. Zimbabwe’s national police force appears reluctant to pursue Li Song, a Chinese citizen allegedly at the centre of what wildlife activists say is a high-powered poaching network that uses cyanide to kill animals in the country’s game reserves. Li was arrested in 2024 by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) for allegedly importing large quantities of cyanide fraudulently and storing the toxic substance in unsafe locations. But Li skipped bail and is believed to have fled the country to evade prosecution. According to court records, in August 2024 Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi issued a warrant for her arrest after Li failed to appear in court. The case involves alleged misrepresentation to the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority over the importation of sodium cyanide, a salt of cyanide that turns into a toxic gas when it interacts with water. In the wake of her alleged escape, wildlife conservationists are asking hard questions: how did a high-profile foreign citizen, wanted by the courts, manage to skip the country undetected? Why are the police dragging their feet in updating the public on law enforcement efforts? And most damming of all: why have no visible efforts been made to pursue her extradition? In a telephone interview, National Prosecution Authority of Zimbabwe spokesperson Angeline Munyeriwa said: "The docket for Li is now in the hands of the police. We forwarded the warrant of arrest to the police for action. Our role is to prosecute only."