{"id":79365,"date":"2026-04-18T16:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/79365\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T16:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T16:29:10","slug":"controle-a-laeroport-avec-plus-de-2-000-fourmis-dans-ses-valises-un-homme-condamne-a-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/afrique\/79365\/","title":{"rendered":"Contr\u00f4l\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019a\u00e9roport avec plus de 2\u00a0000\u00a0fourmis dans ses valises, un homme condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 un"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Un ressortissant chinois a comparu mercredi 15\u00a0avril 2026 devant un tribunal au\u00a0Kenya pour\u00a0trafic d\u2019esp\u00e8ces sauvages vivantes. <a href=\"https:\/\/rennes.maville.com\/actu\/actudet_-un-passager-arrete-a-l-aeroport-avec-plus-de-2-200-fourmis-dissimulees-dans-des-tubes-a-essai-et-du-papier-toilette-_53511-7242256_actu.Htm\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 interpell\u00e9 le 10\u00a0mars<\/a>\u00a0\u00e0 l\u2019a\u00e9roport international Jomo-Kenyatta, \u00e0 Nairobi. Dans ses valises, les douaniers ont d\u00e9couvert plus de 2\u00a0200\u00a0fourmis\u00a0vivantes. Un type de trafic qui alimente certains pays comme la Chine, o\u00f9 se trouvent des personnes passionn\u00e9es par cet insecte, rapporte <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/04\/15\/africa\/chinese-man-smuggle-ants-kenya-intl-scli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> CNN <\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>L\u2019homme avait, dans un premier temps, plaid\u00e9 non-coupable avant de se r\u00e9tracter et de reconna\u00eetre les faits.\u00a0Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 condamn\u00e9 \u00e0 un an de prison et \u00e0 une amende d\u2019un million de shillings k\u00e9nyans, soit un peu plus de 6\u00a0500\u00a0\u20ac. Une fois sa peine purg\u00e9e, il devrait \u00eatre renvoy\u00e9 vers son pays d\u2019origine. Son avocat a annonc\u00e9 son intention de faire appel.<\/p>\n<p>Un trafic en augmentation<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0Constatant l\u2019augmentation constante des cas de trafics de grandes quantit\u00e9s de fourmis de jardin et les effets \u00e9cologiques n\u00e9gatifs de la r\u00e9colte massive, il est n\u00e9cessaire de mettre en place une mesure de dissuasion ferme\u00a0\u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 le juge pour expliquer la s\u00e9v\u00e9rit\u00e9 de la peine.<\/p>\n<p>Par ailleurs, un deuxi\u00e8me homme a \u00e9t\u00e9 jug\u00e9 dans cette affaire. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un K\u00e9nyan, qui aurait vendu les fourmis au pr\u00e9venu. Il a plaid\u00e9 non-coupable et a \u00e9t\u00e9 lib\u00e9r\u00e9 sous caution. Son cas pourrait \u00eatre prochainement examin\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Selon la\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cz788z27j2jo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> BBC <\/a>, les insectes auraient \u00e9t\u00e9 vendus 10\u00a0000\u00a0shillings k\u00e9nyans les 100, soit environ 65\u00a0\u20ac. En Europe et en Asie, la demande serait croissante \u00e0 cause de la pression des collectionneurs. Certaines fourmis vaudraient m\u00eame plus de 180\u00a0\u20ac l\u2019unit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Un ressortissant chinois a comparu mercredi 15\u00a0avril 2026 devant un tribunal au\u00a0Kenya pour\u00a0trafic d\u2019esp\u00e8ces sauvages vivantes. 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