Belgian nationals Lornoy David (L) and Seppe Lodewijckx (2nd L) sit in the dock during the delivery of their sentences alongside their co-accused Vietnamese Duh Hung Nguyen (2nd R) and Kenyan national Dennis Ng’ang’a (R), for charges of illegal possession and attempted export of protected wildlife in Nairobi on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
The four are accused of attempting to traffick live ants, including the sought after Messor Cephalotes species known also as the Giant African Harvester Ant, and pleaded guilty to charges of illegal possession and trafficking of live wildlife species.