Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya
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A Chinese national, Zhang Kequn, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya for attempting to smuggle over 2,000 queen garden ants out of the country. Authorities discovered the live ants, some in test tubes and others concealed in tissue paper, in his luggage bound for China. Prosecutors allege Zhang is linked to an ant-trafficking network previously broken up in Kenya and is suspected of being the mastermind behind it. The ants, protected by international biodiversity treaties, are in high demand in Europe and Asia as pets. The court has allowed prosecutors to detain Zhang for five days while they investigate his electronic devices and expand the probe to other Kenyan towns.
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