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Chinese Man Arrested, Sentenced to Prison for Trying to Smuggle 2,200 Ants Out of Kenya
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- Facts Matter
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- May 6, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 535
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Summary
In several previous episodes we exposed cases of Chinese nationals being apprehended at U.S. airports trying to smuggle in a variety of suspicious biological material: roundworms, E. coli bacteria samples, as well as a type of fungus that can be used to decimate food crops. Today, we have a new addition to that list—sort of. A Chinese national has just been jailed in Kenya for trying to smuggle live ants out of the country.