Chinese Man Goes to Prison for Stealing Ants
Introduction
A court in Nairobi, Kenya, gave a man from China a prison sentence. He tried to take thousands of ants out of Kenya illegally.
Main Body
The man's name is Zhang Kequn. Police caught him on March 10 at the airport. He had 2,000 ants in test tubes in his bags. He wanted to take them to China. Some people pay a lot of money for these ants. One ant can cost $100 or $220. The judge said Zhang was not honest. The judge gave him one year in prison. He must also pay 1 million Kenyan shillings. This is about $7,700. The judge wants to stop people from taking animals from Kenya. Zhang bought the ants from a Kenyan man named Charles Mwangi. Mr. Mwangi is also in trouble with the law. He says he did not do anything wrong. Other people from Belgium and Vietnam also tried to steal ants before. Zhang wants to ask the court to change his punishment.
Conclusion
Zhang Kequn will go back to China after he finishes his time in prison. The court will still talk about Charles Mwangi.