Carla Subirana
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 10 Sep
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of the craziest smuggling stories of the past year is about ants.
Earlier this year in Nairobi airport, the police discovered more than 2,000 queen ants hidden in a man's luggage.
And they were all packed into individual tiny plastic tubes that were plugged with damp cotton.
They were designed to keep the ants alive for weeks until they made it to China, which was their final destination.
Cases like this are becoming more and more common in Kenya.
Well, as strange as it may sound, people are increasingly keeping ants as pets and they're willing to pay a lot of money for them.
In the black market, some species can be sold for up to $200 each.
And Kenya has become a hotspot for the trade for two reasons.
So the first is that it has a big population of exotic ants that are hard to find in most places.
And the second is that there are already very well established smuggling routes for smuggling wildlife out of the country.
So it made it easier for the smugglers to engage in the trade.
Well, ant keeping, it became really popular during the pandemic because people were basically bored at home and looked for indoor hobbies.
And people enjoy creating an ant colony and watching the ants forage for food and interact with each other.
And then it became really big on social media.
And so this has helped turn what was once a pretty niche hobby into a global phenomenon.
And there are some YouTube channels like Ants Canada, which have millions of subscribers.
And people follow individual colonies and the complex social behavior in which ants engage.
And streamers narrate videos almost like a nature documentary.
So it's quite exciting.
And most of this is perfectly legal.
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