The police have arrested a man after jewellery was stolen from a jewellery in Wied iz-Zurrieq this morning.

The theft was reported at about 3.30 a.m.

Policemen who went on the scene noticed a man acting suspiciously at Blue Grotto Avenue, Zurrieq, and immediately arrested him for questioning.

The haul did not exceed €5,000.

A magisterial inquiry is under way.

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