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Belgian teens among four charged in Kenya over trafficking of rare ants

Belgian nationals Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijckx pleaded guilty to illegal possession and trafficking of garden ants at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts, in Nairobi, on 15 April 2025. REUTERS - Monicah Mwangi

Four people – including two Belgian teenagers – have been charged in Kenya with trafficking thousands of live ants in what the country’s wildlife authority says underscores the growing trade in lesser-known species.

The suspects, two Belgians, a Vietnamese national and a Kenyan, were arrested in separate operations and found with more than 5,000 ants packed into containers designed to keep the insects alive during transport.

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