NDLEA DISMANTLES ABUJA DRUG BUNKS, ARRESTS 132, RECOVERS 220KG ILLICIT SUBSTANCES. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 NDLEA dismantles Abuja drug bunks, arrests 132, recovers 220kg illicit substances  -Marwa hails operation, vows to sustain crackdown in FCT, other states  In a non-stop two-week offensive action against traffickers and dealers, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have successfully dismantled several drug joints and bunks within and around the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja where a total of 132 suspects were arrested and 220 kilograms of assorted illicit substances recovered. The wel-coordinated raids jointly conducted by the Agency's Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) and the FCT Strategic Command from llth to 25th April 2026 were launched to dismantle illicit drug hubs contributing to substance abuse, trafficking, and associated criminal activities in the capital city after weeks of intelligence and surveillance across all identified hotspots. Areas where notorious drug joints were raided, dismantled and suspects...

KENYA JAILS CHINESE MAN TO ONE YEAR IN JAIL FOR ANT-SMUGGLING. (PHOTO).


 Kenya jails Chinese man to one year in jail for ant-smuggling


A Chinese national was sentenced on Wednesday to a year in prison and fined by a Nairobi court for attempting to smuggle thousands of ants out of Kenya.


The insects are mostly destined for China, the United States and Europe, where they become pets and can be worth around $100 each.


Ant smuggling made headlines last year when two Belgian teens were arrested in possession of nearly 5,000 ants, mostly stored in test tubes, and fined roughly $7,700.


Zhang Kequn, who evaded capture until his arrest on March 10, had been linked to another case, involving a Vietnamese and a Kenyan national.


'Not an honest person'


More than 2,200 ants – including 1,948 prized messor cephalotes – were found in test tubes in Zhang's luggage at Nairobi's international airport, destined for China.


He was initially charged with wildlife trafficking without a permit and conspiracy, which carries a seven-year sentence, his lawyer said. Following the dismissal of the latter charge, he pleaded guilty.


At the court in Nairobi, Judge Irene Gichobi described Zhang as lacking in remorse and "not an entirely honest person."


She said he would be "fined Kenya shillings 1 million" ($7,700) and ordered one year in jail, following a 14-day appeal. After, he will be "referred to his home country," AFP reported.


Deterrent sentence


"There is need for a stiff deterrent sentence," she said, noting the "rising cases of dealing in large quantities of garden ants and the negative ecological side effects."


Kenyan Charles Mwangi, 35, is accused of selling ants to three of the four convicted last year.


He has pleaded not guilty and the case is ongoing, according to his lawyer.

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