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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Chinese man jailed for one year by Kenyan court over ant trafficking

Kenya Ant Trafficking - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A Chinese national was sentenced on Wednesday to one year in jail by a Kenyan court after being found guilty of illegally possessing wildlife for having hundreds of live ants stored in specialized tubes.

Zhang Kequn was also fined 1 million Kenyan shillings ($7,700) after pleading guilty to the charge of wildlife possession without a license.

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