| MONKEYS RETURNED TO CAGE |
| 17:19 2001-07-03 Yesterday, in broad daylight two monkeys were stolen from Moscow Zoo. The police detained the thiefs - young people of 17-18 years - close on the tracks. It is still not clear, how they managed to steal the monkeys and to bring them out from Zoo territory before eyes of hundreds of visitors. It was Zoo director general Vladimir Spitsin who reported the animals- disappearance to the police. According to him, two monkeys ?Oedipus-s tamarinds¦ (about $ 930 for each) were stolen between 14.00 and 17.00 p.m. After some investigation measures the thiefs were found in Korolev street. The monkeys were seized and returned to the Zoo. Two of the tiefs are jobless, the third one is a cook. The three of them are accused of stealing. |