Kenya sentences Chinese ant smuggler to year in jail

Zhang Kequn, who evaded capture until his arrest on March 10, had been linked to another case...

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A Chinese national has been sentenced to one year in jail and fined 1 million Kenyan shillings (approximately $7,700) by a Nairobi court for attempting to smuggle over 2,200 ants out of Kenya.

The confiscated ants included 1,948 messor cephalotes, destined for China.
The smuggler, Zhang Kequn, was arrested on March 10.
The judge cited "rising cases" and "negative ecological side effects" as reasons for a "stiff deterrent sentence."

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