Limassol police on Sunday evening made a bizarre arrest, catching red-handed three persons transporting about 200 stolen pigeons in their car.

According to the police, the bust happened after officers pulled over for a check a vehicle in the Yermasoyia area.

Inside the car were three young individuals. The driver was a political asylum seeker, while the passengers had no identification on them and were arrested on the spot.

Searching the vehicle, police found 190 pigeons worth a total of €1,500. Fifty-one of the pigeons were dead.

The three individuals reportedly admitted to having stolen the pigeons from a homestead in Pissouri. They subsequently pointed out to police the site of the theft.

The suspects later appeared before a district court, which ordered them remanded in custody for three days.