The squirrel monkey, stolen and found in Beauvais, belonged to the zoological park of La Londe-les-Maures (Var) The primate native to the Amazon is part of a protected species. Two men were arrested and placed in police custody on Saturday.
The legal fate of the two individuals involved has not yet been decided, according to the prosecution. In 2020, fifteen golden-headed monkeys were stolen in Val-d'Oise, before investigators found their trace on the social network Snapchat.