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Man charged over monkey theft
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,8757846%255E1702,00.html
February 22, 2004

A SQUIRREL monkey stolen from Adelaide Zoo had been found in a 
suburban apartment, police said today.

The animal, named Cisco and believed to be worth up to $50,000 on the 
black market, was stolen from the zoo early yesterday but was 
discovered about 6pm (CDT) yesterday, a police spokesman said.

Police had alerted customs officers around Australia about the theft 
of the primate, which belongs to an endangered species.

Police said the animal was recovered at a unit in Edwardstown, in 
Adelaide's inner south, after a tip-off from a member of the public.

A 20-year-old man had been charged in relation to the theft and would 
appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court tomorrow, the spokesman said.