Man arrested as lion cub is found in Paris apartment
A lion cub opens a wrapped package at the zoo in La Fleche, northwestern France. PHOTO | JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER | AFP
What you need to know:
Police were alerted after the suspect tried to sell the six-week-old female for €10,000.
The animal is said to be in good health and has been handed to wildlife authorities.
PARIS,
A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a lion cub was discovered in an apartment in the suburbs of Paris.
According to French media, police were alerted after the suspect tried to sell the six-week-old female for €10,000 ($11,470, £8,835).
SUSPECT HIDING
He was discovered hiding in a cupboard at a neighbour's home on Tuesday, while the cub was found on a child's bed.
The animal is said to be in good health and has been handed to wildlife authorities.
According to Le Parisien, the suspect has previous convictions for theft.
This is not the first time police have found big cats being kept illegally.
In 2017, police found an emaciated lion cub in an empty flat in Paris kept by a man who took selfies with it.
The story reached a happy ending in August, after the cub was rehomed in an animal reserve in South Africa.
