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Belgian Teenagers Admit to Trafficking Insects from Kenya After Being Caught Smuggling 5,000 Ants
Two Belgian teenagers, David Lornoy and Seppe Lodewijckx admitted in court that they attempted to traffic thousands of queen ants for the growing international exotic pet market.
Ant smugglers caught with hundreds of prized insects in Kenya
Four men have pleaded guilty in Kenya to trying to smuggle hundreds of highly sought-after ants out of the country. The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), which is more used to protecting larger creatures, such as lions and elephants, has described this as a "landmark case".
4 Men Charged With Trying to Smuggle Thousands of Ants From Kenya
The men, including two Belgian teenagers, pleaded guilty to smuggling thousands of live queen ants, which the Kenyan authorities said were destined for markets in Europe and Asia.
Kenya accuses 4 men of trying to smuggle thousands of ants, as authorities note "shift in trafficking trends"
Kenyan authorities say alleged ant smugglers represent "a shift in trafficking trends - from iconic large mammals to lesser-known yet ecologically critical species."
Belgian nationals among four charged with smuggling garden ants out of Kenya
Four suspects, including three foreign nationals, appeared Tuesday in a court in Kenya accused of trafficking highly sought-after ants out of the country. Belgian nationals Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijckx,
Belgian teenagers charged with bid to smuggle 5,000 ants out of Kenya
Two Belgian teenagers have been charged with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.
Two teenagers arrested in Kenya for smuggling thousands of ants out of the country
Two teenagers arrested in Kenya for smuggling thousands of ants out of the country - Two Belgian teenagers have been charged with wildlife piracy
Ant smugglers arrested in Kenya as government warns of changing trafficking trends
Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijckx were arrested with 5,000 ants at a guest house, and were distraught during their appearance before a magistrate in Nairobi.
Belgian teens charged with wildlife piracy by Kenya court after found with 5,000 ants
Kenya has in the past fought against the trafficking of parts of larger species of wild animals such as elephants, rhinos and pangolins but this case represents 'a shift in trafficking trends.' View o
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Smugglers Found Guilty Three Years After 53 Migrants Died in Texas
Mr. Trump has also embraced what he has called the humanitarian side of his aggressive immigration crackdown, stopping the cartel leaders and smugglers who profit off transporting undocumented ...
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Two men found guilty in smuggling conspiracy where 53 immigrants died in a hot tractor-trailer
Two smugglers charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning were found guilty Tuesday after a two-week trial. The 2022 tragedy in San ...
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Five years jail for people smuggler
A man was handed concurrent prison sentences, the longest of five years, for aiding and abetting 31 illegal immigrants from Syria entering the Republic of Cyprus by sea.The attorney-general’s office ...
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Two men found guilty in smuggling case where 53 immigrants died in hot tractor-trailer
(AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)(Eric Gay / AP) SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Two smugglers charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning were found guilty ...
Russia and US bring spa worker and tech smuggler back home in prisoner swap
By Lucy Papachristou, Guy Faulconbridge and Steve HollandMOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia released a Los Angeles spa ...
Smugglers hid £8m of cocaine in foie gras
Four men have been jailed for importing drugs worth about £8m.