Two teenagers found with 5,000 ants could serve 12 months in prison
Ammon News - Two Belgian teenagers who were found with 5,000 ants in Kenya have been fined $7,700 or the option to serve 12 months in prison for violating wildlife conservation laws.
Belgian nationals Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijckx, both 19, were arrested on April 5 and charged 10 days later after Kenyan authorities discovered the ants packed in test tubes at the guest house where they were staying.
Authorities said the ants were destined for European and Asian markets in an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known wildlife species. Independent
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