Seppe Lodewijckx
Seppe Lodewijckx, a 19-year-old from Belgium, was charged with wildlife piracy alongside his friend Lornoy David after authorities discovered thousands of illegally trafficked ants in their possession during their stay in Kenya.
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Seppe Lodewijckx is another foreigner fined for the same crime as David.
Sh1 million fine or one year in jail for ant smugglers
Kenya· 2025-05-07
Lodewijckx said he had only offered to buy the ants for his entomology interest but his intention was not to traffic them.
Kenyan court sentences ant smugglers to $7,700 fine or one-year in prison
United Kingdom· 2025-05-07Seppe Lodewijckx admitted to smuggling at least 5,000 ant queens.
Smugglers making money from praying mantises, report revealsKenya· 2025-04-24
Seppe Lodewijckx was arrested in Nairobi for attempting to illegally export rare ants.
Anche le formiche nel loro piccolo si contrabbandano: in Europa e Asia si rivendono a 2oo euro l'una
Italy· 2025-04-21
Seppe Lodewijckx is the other Belgian teenager charged with wildlife piracy for smuggling ants in Kenya.
Teens arrested in Kenya over smuggling of ants
Taiwan· 2025-04-17Seppe Lodewijckx was arrested alongside Lornoy David for possessing 5,000 smuggled ants.
Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends
United States· 2025-04-16