New Delhi, April 24 -- A court in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, has drawn international attention as it presides over a case involving the illegal trafficking of live ants.

On April 15, 2025, two Belgians, a Vietnamese national and a Kenyan pleaded guilty to illegal possession and trafficking of live ants at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts.

Two Belgian teenagers, both aged 19 - identified as Lornoy David and Seppe Lodewijckx - were charged with wildlife piracy after being found in possession of thousands of ants packed in test tubes. The pair were arrested on April 5 at a guest house with 5,000 ants stored in 2,244 syringes and test tubes filled with cotton wool.

The ants in question are the highly sought-aft...