A Russian who attemped to smuggle a two-year-old orangutan onto a plane has been arrested in Bali. Andrei Zhestkov was detained in Denpasar airport after authorities discovered an ape sleeping inside a rattan basket. The 27-year-old wanted to bring the monkey home as a pet.
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'Arrest' is dream come true for 104-year-old
A 104-year-old woman has fulfilled another wish on her bucket list after being “arrested” by the police. Anne Brokenbrow was “detained” by officers inside a care home and bundled her into a waiting police car. “I had a lovely day,” she said of the mock arrest. “They put the handcuffs on, I had the lot.”