Two Belgian youth found Thousands of ants worth over 8,000 euros It is said that the sentence will be sentenced within two weeks of allegedly imposed on European and Asian markets The Kenyan Magistrate has announced.
Sitting in the court of the main Kenyan airport, the engineer Tuku said that the case would not be hurried, but it takes time to review the reports Environmental and psychological impact Awarded before the court before being sentenced on May 7.
Belgians Lorney David and Sepaway Lottevigs, 19 were arrested on April 5 With 5,400 ants at the guest house. April 15 They were accused of violating animals protection laws.
The youth told the magistrate that raising ants was illegal and that they were only fun. Kenya’s Wildlife Service (KWS) had said that the case was represented “Change in transport trends: less known but with excellent identification mammals for environmentally critical organisms“.
Kenya struggled in the past Transportation of body parts of large wild animals As ElephantsArrow sand Rhinos y BangolinsAmong other things. Belgian youth entered the country with a tourist visa and stayed in pension in the western city of Niwasa, and their animal parks and lakes were famous among tourists.
His lawyer, Halima Nayakinua Magro, declared that his customers did not know what they were doing were illegal. He said that I believed that the Belgian embassy in Kenya “can further support them in this judicial function”.
A Different but related case.
KWS reported it Four suspects were involved in ants traffic to markets in Europe and AsiaAnd the creatures were ‘Messor Cebalos’, the characteristic hormicter of the larger and red color that native to East Africa.
Ants are purchased by those who have them Notice them in pets and in their colonies. Many European websites have different types of ants at a different price. 5,400 ants found in four men 1.2 million Keniada Cellins (8,104 euros)According to KWS.
