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Cyber & Technology April 15, 2026 570 stories in this edition

Kenyan court fines and jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case

The Straits Times Asia / Southeast Asia / 1m ago
Kenyan court fines and jails Chinese man in ant-smuggling case

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A stiff sentence was needed as a deterrent given a spate of similar cases, said the court. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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NAIROBI, April 15 - A Kenyan court on Wednesday ordered a Chinese man to pay a fine of 1 million shillings ($7,746) and gave him a 12-month jail term for trying to smuggle live ants out of the country.

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