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Topic: Smuggling

Kenya's new poaching problem: smuggling giant harvester ants

By AFP   2026-05-18 09:14:42

Kenyan ant expert Dino Martins gushes over the red and black insects that have become the centre of an international smuggling trade

Sri Lanka detains 22 Buddhist monks for drug smuggling

By AFP   2026-04-27 18:03:36

Twenty-two Sri Lankan monks returning from Thailand were arrested on Sunday at the main international airport with 110 kilogrammes (242 pounds) of powerful cannabis, officials said.

Trio jailed for 63 years, Sh150m fine for smuggling 572 kg of cannabis

By Kamau Muthoni   2026-04-23 19:04:14

A hawker, a courier and a ‘mama fua’ will pay Sh150 million as a fine and serve a cumulative 63 years behind bars for being nabbed with one of the highest quantities of bhang two years ago.

Stop rogue tourists from smuggling our insects and other animals

By Editorial   2026-04-16 15:29:04

The critical role of ants in the ecosystem cannot be ignored. Unsustainable harvesting could push some populations toward extinction.

Vanishing cigarettes: Smuggling rackets that cost Kenya millions

By Kamau Muthoni   2026-02-24 11:41:18

On December 13, 2023, a truck left Mastermind Tobacco Ltd’s premises in Nairobi with at least 1,150 cartons of SuperMatch cigarettes, however they vanished between Eldoret-Malaba highway.

Smuggling attempt foiled as KRA busts Sh281 million cigarette shipment at Mombasa port

By Joan Oyiela   2026-01-16 14:59:08

Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) intercepted 9.3 million sticks of contraband cigarettes valued at KSh 281.1 million at the Port of Mombasa, thwarting an attempted illegal import