A Kenya court Two Belgian youth have been sentenced to 7,700 (6,775 euros) or 12 months in prison 5,000 ants found for violating laws Wild animal protection.
Young people were found with antsThis is for the European and Asian markets, according to the authorities, in the growing course Transportation of wildlife Is less known.
Belgians Lorney David and Seppe LotwijxxBoth are 19 years, Were arrested with 5,000 ants on April 5 In a guest house. On April 15, they were accused of violating animal protection laws.
Nairobi Main Airport Court Judge Njeri Tuku, in his sentence, declared, Although the young men said in court but they were only funThe species in question are valuable and thousands of them.
Teenagers entered the country with tourist visa They stayed in pension in the west city Tourists are popular among tourists to Naivasha, their animal parks and their lakes.
Suddenly His customers don’t know what they are doing illegal. Kenya’s Wildlife Service (KWS) had said that the case was represented “Change in transport trends: Less known but environmentally critical species. “
Illegal export of ants “Kenya’s sovereignty rights lose not only under his biodiversity, but also research institutions of local communities and potential environmental and economic benefits,” KWS said in a statement.
In a different but related case, Kenyan tennis Naganga and Vietnamese Tuh Hung Nuayan were accused of being accused 400 ants in the apartment of your capitalIn Nairobi.
KWS reported it All four suspects were involved in ants traffic For markets from Europe and Asia, and the organisms were metha sebelots, the characteristic of the large size and the characteristic of the red was first from East Africa.
Ants are purchased by people who are pets and look at them in colonies. V.Aryan European websites have been for sale of different ants At a different price. The KWS reported that 5,400 ants found for four men were 1.2 million Kenyan Cellins (8,104 euros).
(Tagstotranslate) Africa
Story Credit
