Kenya arrests man trying to smuggle over 2,000 live ants in his luggage


FILE PHOTO: Samples of garden ants are seen, in Nairobi, Kenya, April 15, 2025. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

NAIROBI, March 12 (Reuters) - A ⁠man was arrested with more than 2,200 live garden ants ⁠in his luggage at Nairobi's main airport this week ‌amid a rise in cases of smuggling of the insects in Kenya.

Chinese national Zhang Kequn, 27, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Tuesday while he ​was trying to leave the country, court ⁠filings seen by Reuters ⁠on Thursday showed. Immigration officials flagged a "stop order" on Zhang's passport after ⁠he ‌evaded arrest in Kenya last year.

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