WASHINGTON Feb 3 Police Arrest Man in Kidnapping Case two rare monkeys from the zoo of the American city of Dallas, according to NBC News.
«Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with the disappearance of two tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo,» the channel reports.
The man was detained on a tip and accused of cruelty to animals, the report says.
It was previously reported that the Dallas police found two kidnapped tamarins Bella and Finn, veterinarians made sure that the animals were not injured. The zoo itself, the oldest and largest in the state of Texas, has increased the reward to 25 thousand dollars for the capture of offenders of their pets. Over the past month, a smoky leopard escaped from the enclosure, langur monkeys miraculously did not get out through the same hole in the fence, an African eared vulture died of incomprehensible injuries. Last Monday, the zoo missed two imperial tamarin monkeys. The zoo and the city police released a photo of a young African American asking for help in identifying him.