The rise of global trafficking in exotic ants: from the African savannah to the Asian black market
The article reports on the increasing illegal trade of exotic ants, highlighted by a recent arrest in Kenya involving a Chinese national and a local accomplice.
Illegal trafficking of ants: a man was arrested with more than two thousand live specimens in his luggage
A Chinese man was arrested at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for attempting to smuggle over two thousand live ants, suggesting a link to an international wildlife trafficking network.
Kenya: Chinese National Held at Nairobi Airport Over Ant Smuggling
A Chinese national was arrested at Nairobi's airport for attempting to smuggle over 2,000 protected queen garden ants.