Police officers investigating illegal possession of firearms at the home of a Greek man in Chios were surprised to find themselves in front of a… a zoo in which he was holding in captivity in cages, not one and two, but a total of 18 wild birds!

During the investigation, which was carried out after proper evaluation of evidence, a revolver was found in the perpetrator’s house, which he possessed without the conditions provided for by law, was seized and sent to the forensic laboratories for ballistic examination.

However, the Forestry Department was subsequently called in to examine the birds in the cages and it was determined that they were species that should be free in the wild.

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Thus, the 18 birds were confiscated and are to be released into their natural habitat. A case was filed against the perpetrator for violation of the laws on weapons and the conservation of wild birds, and he was referred to the prosecutor of the Chios Prosecutor’s Office.

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