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flag A Chinese man was arrested in Nairobi for smuggling 2,200 protected queen ants, linked to a larger international trafficking ring.

flag A 27-year-old Chinese man, Zhang Kequn, was arrested at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in March 2026 for attempting to smuggle over 2,200 live queen garden ants hidden in test tubes and tissue paper rolls. flag Authorities discovered the ants during a search following a prior stop order on his passport after he evaded arrest in 2025. flag The ants, protected under international biodiversity agreements, are valued by collectors and researchers. flag Investigators believe he was part of a larger trafficking network, with a similar shipment seized in Bangkok, suggesting a transnational operation targeting rare insects for exotic pet and research markets. flag The Kenya Wildlife Service is probing further, examining digital devices and expanding the investigation to other suspected harvesting sites.

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