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Rihanna's selfie with primate on Twitter leads to 2 arrests in Thailand

Updated on: 23 September,2013 11:36 PM IST  | 
ANI |

Rihanna's picture with a protected primate on her Instagram account has helped police arrest two people for possession of protected animals in Thailand.

Rihanna's selfie with primate on Twitter leads to 2 arrests in Thailand

The 25-year old Barbadian recording artist who was on a break from her ‘Diamonds World Tour’ in Phuket, posted a link on Twitter to an Instagram photo that showed her in sunglasses snuggling up to a furry primate called the slow loris, with a message saying “Look who was talkin dirty to me!”, which alerted Thai police of the crime, Sky News reported.


Police have confiscated two lorises from a 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, who are facing charges of possession of protected animals, which carries a penalty of up to four years in prison and 810 pounds fine.


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