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- Zhang Kequn, a Chinese national, was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for attempting to smuggle over 2,200 live garden ants out of Kenya.
- Security officials found 1,948 ants in test tubes and 300 concealed in tissue paper.
- Zhang, who had previously evaded arrest, is linked to an ant-trafficking network.
- Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is investigating, including examining electronic devices, and the case signals a growing ant trade.
