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Arrests made after Rihanna posts slow loris pic
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 23 September 2013
Rihanna has inadvertently caused two people to be arrested in Thailand after she posted a photograph of herself with a slow loris to Instagram.
“Look who was talkin dirty to me!” the singer wrote under the picture, which showed her posing with the rare animal on her shoulder. This (the photograph, rather than the caption) alerted Thai police to the fact that the animal was being held in captivity illegally, resulting in two men being arrested.
In a statement, Phuket district police chief Weera Kerdsirimongkon said: “Authorities were alerted to the picture and last night police arrested the two individuals who brought out the loris as a photo opportunity for tourists. It’s like a cat-and-mouse game. But this time it’s bigger because a celebrity like Rihanna posted the picture and there were more than 200,000 likes from around the world”.
Two slow lorises were confiscated from the men, who now face a fine of up to £800 and up to four years in prison.
