Limassol police on Sunday evening made a bizarre arrest, catching red-handed three persons transporting about 200 stolen pigeons in their car.
According to the police, the bust happened after officers pulled over for a check a vehicle in the Yermasoyia area.
Inside the car were three young individuals. The driver was a political asylum seeker, while the passengers had no identification on them and were arrested on the spot.
Searching the vehicle, police found 190 pigeons worth a total of €1,500. Fifty-one of the pigeons were dead.
The three individuals reportedly admitted to having stolen the pigeons from a homestead in Pissouri. They subsequently pointed out to police the site of the theft.
The suspects later appeared before a district court, which ordered them remanded in custody for three days.
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